Where does “gaerde” come from?

gaerde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gardo, from Proto-Germanic gardô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Ancestry of “gaerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgardogarden
2Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gaerde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardô →