Where does “girdel” come from?

girdel (Middle English) comes from Old English gyrdel, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Ancestry of “girdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgyrdelbelt
2Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
3Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “girdel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →