Where does “gord” come from?

gord (English) comes from English Gordon, from Scots Gordon, from Early Scots Gordoun.

gord (English): An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice

Definitions

  1. An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice

Ancestry of “gord”, step by step

gord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gordon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGordonA Gordon setter
2ScotsGordon—
3Early ScotsGordoun—

via Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Early Scots Gordoun →Every word from Scots Gordon →Every word from English Gordon →
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