Where does “Yeardley” come from?
Yeardley (English) comes from English Yardley, from Old English ġerd, from Proto-West Germanic gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic gazdijō, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.
Ancestry of “Yeardley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Yardley | — |
| 2 | Old English | ġerd | branch, twig, stick |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gaʀdi | rod |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gazdijō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gazdaz | goad; spike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰazdʰ- | — |