Where does “ungird” come from?
ungird (English) comes from English gird, from Middle English girden, from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós — winter.
ungird (English): To loosen the girdle or band of; To unbind or...
Definitions
- To loosen the girdle or band of; To unbind or...
Ancestry of “ungird”, step by step
ungird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gird | To bind with a flexible rope or cord; To encircle... |
| 2 | Middle English | girden | to strike |
| 3 | Estonian | Kertu | Gertrude |
| 4 | German | Gertrud | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gēr | spear |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via Old English ungyrdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ungyrdan | to ungird, take or strip off a girdle, take off... |