Where does “garðrækt” come from?

garðrækt (Icelandic) comes 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.

garðrækt (Icelandic): gardening, horticulture

Definitions

  1. gardening, horticulture

Ancestry of “garðrækt”, step by step

garðrækt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic garður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgarðurgarden; stone wall, fence
2Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
3Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Icelandic rækt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræktcultivation; attention, care
2Proto-Germanicrōkiþōcare
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gardaz