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Where does “garðyrkja” come from?

garðyrkja (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.

garðyrkja (Icelandic): gardening; horticulture

Definitions

  1. gardening; horticulture

Ancestry of “garðyrkja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “garðyrkja”

  • garðyrkjufræði
  • garðyrkjumaður
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