Where does “gerð” come from?

gerð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gørð, from Proto-Germanic garwidō.

gerð (Icelandic): act, action; the act of building, making; type,...

Definitions

  1. act, action; the act of building, making; type,...

Ancestry of “gerð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
2Proto-Germanicgarwidō—

Words derived from “gerð”

Every word from Proto-Germanic garwidō →Every word from Old Norse gørð →