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

  1. A bar or rod; a long, skinny piece of material;...

Ancestry of “ȝerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġerdbranch, twig, stick
2Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
3Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
4Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—

Words derived from “ȝerde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →