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Where does “Gerda” come from?

Gerda derives from Old Norse garðr, meaning an enclosure or yard, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos and the root ǵʰer-.

Ancestry of “Gerda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegerðr—
2Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
3Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “Gerda”

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