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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYardleyOS grid ref SP124538
2Old Englishġerdbranch, twig, stick
3Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
4Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
5Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →
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