Where does “Gerte” come from?

Gerte (German) comes from Middle High German gerte, from Old High German gartia, from Proto-West Germanic gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic gazdijō, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.

Gerte (German): crop

Definitions

  1. crop

Ancestry of “Gerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangerte—
2Old High Germangartiarod, twig, staff
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 →