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Where does “garðyrkjufræði” come from?

garðyrkjufræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic garðyrkja, 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.

garðyrkjufræði (Icelandic): horticulture

Definitions

  1. horticulture

Ancestry of “garðyrkjufræði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgarðyrkjagardening; horticulture
2Icelandicgarðurgarden; stone wall, fence
3Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
4Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
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