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

Definitions

  1. garden, yard

Ancestry of “gaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgaert—
2Old Dutchgart—
3Proto-West Germanicgardenclosure
4Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gaard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardaz →