Where does “garð” come from?

garð (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

garð (Middle Welsh): garden, enclosure

Definitions

  1. garden, enclosure

Ancestry of “garð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
2Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “garð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardaz →