Where does “gaard” come from?
gaard (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gaert, from Old Dutch gart, from Proto-West Germanic gard, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
gaard (Dutch): garden, yard
Ancestry of “gaard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gaert | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gart | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gard | enclosure |
| 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 |
Words derived from “gaard”