Where does “ȝerde” come from?
ȝerde (Middle English) comes from Old English ġerd, from Proto-West Germanic gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic gazdijō, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.
ȝerde (Middle English): A bar or rod; a long, skinny piece of material;...
Definitions
- A bar or rod; a long, skinny piece of material;...
Ancestry of “ȝerde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġerd | branch, twig, stick |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gaʀdi | rod |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gazdijō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gazdaz | goad; spike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰazdʰ- | — |
Words derived from “ȝerde”