Where does “gürtel” come from?

gürtel (German) comes from Middle High German gürtel, from Old High German gurtil, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gürtel (German): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “gürtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangürtel—
2Old High Germangurtilgirdle
3Proto-West Germanic*gurdil—
4Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
5Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gürtel”

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