Herding
/ˈhɜːdɪŋ/noun
The act of gathering, driving, or tending a group of animals, especially livestock.
Did you know?The English word comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to seize” or “take,” which also gave rise to words connected with the heart as the body’s central, grasped core.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ker-
“to seize, take”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hurdō / *herdō
“a flock, a herd; a group kept together”
Old English
English
heord
“a herd, flock, or group of domestic animals”
Middle English
English
herden
“to tend or drive a herd”
Modern English
English
herding
“the act of tending or driving a herd”