Where does “gerden” come from?
gerden (Middle English) comes from Middle English yerd, from Old English ġeard, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gerden (Middle English): to strike, thrust, smite
Definitions
- to strike, thrust, smite
Ancestry of “gerden”, step by step
gerden traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English yerd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yerd | A fenced piece of land; a yard; A plot of land; a... |
| 2 | Old English | ġeard | garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,... |
| 3 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 4 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 5 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old English gyrdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gyrdan | to gird |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gurdijaną | to gird |
via Middle English gerd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gerd | — |