Where does “yerde” come from?

yerde (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-.

yerde (Middle English): A pole or rod; a long and skinny piece of material

Definitions

  1. A pole or rod; a long and skinny piece of material

Ancestry of “yerde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġerdbranch, twig, stick
2Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
3Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
4Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →