Where does “öryggisgirðing” come from?
öryggisgirðing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic girðing, from Icelandic girða, from Icelandic gerði, from Icelandic garður, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
öryggisgirðing (Icelandic): security fence
Definitions
- security fence
Ancestry of “öryggisgirðing”, step by step
öryggisgirðing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic girðing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | girðing | fence, enclosure |
| 2 | Icelandic | girða | to fence |
| 3 | Icelandic | gerði | enclosed field; fence, hedge; inflection of... |
| 4 | Icelandic | garður | garden; stone wall, fence |
| 5 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |