Where does “gerth” come from?

gerth (Middle English) comes from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gerth (Middle English): Alternative form of garth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of garth

Ancestry of “gerth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegjǫrðgirdle, saddle girth
2Proto-Germanicgerdōgirdle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerdō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫrð →