Where does “ormegård” come from?
ormegård (Danish) comes from Danish gård, from Old Danish garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
ormegård (Danish): grave or place with poisonous snakes for people sentenced to death
Definitions
- grave or place with poisonous snakes for people sentenced to death
Ancestry of “ormegård”, step by step
ormegård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gård | farm, estate, land; court, courtyard, yard,... |
| 2 | Old Danish | garth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |