Where does “gertenschlank” come from?

gertenschlank (German) comes from German gerte, 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-.

gertenschlank (German): willowy, slender, svelte

Definitions

  1. willowy, slender, svelte

Ancestry of “gertenschlank”, step by step

gertenschlank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangertecrop a whip without a lash
2Middle High Germangerte—
3Old High Germangartiarod, twig, staff
4Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
5Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
6Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—

via German schlank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlankslim, svelte
2Middle High Germanslanc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →