Where does “girden” come from?

girden (Middle English) comes from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

girden (Middle English): to strike

Definitions

  1. to strike

Ancestry of “girden”, step by step

girden traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian Kertu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianKertuGertrude
2GermanGertrud—
3Old High Germangērspear
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Old English gyrdan

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

via Middle English gerd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgerd—

Words derived from “girden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →