Where does “girdle” come from?

Girdle comes from Middle English girdel, from Old English gyrdel, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz and gurdijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- with the suffix -lós.

girdle (English): That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a...

Definitions

  1. That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a...

Ancestry of “girdle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgirdel—
2Old Englishgyrdelbelt
3Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
4Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “girdle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →