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Where does “gërdhele” come from?

gërdhele (Albanian) comes from Albanian gardh, from Proto-Albanian garẟ-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gërdhele (Albanian): badly-tilled land; boulder, clod

Definitions

  1. badly-tilled land; boulder, clod

Ancestry of “gërdhele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangardhfence; enclosure; barricade
2Proto-Albaniangarẟ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
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