Where does “gjerdepåle” come from?
gjerdepåle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjerde, from Old Norse gerði, 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.
gjerdepåle (Norwegian Bokmål): a fencepost
Definitions
- a fencepost
Ancestry of “gjerdepåle”, step by step
gjerdepåle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gjerde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjerde | a fence; to fence |
| 2 | Old Norse | gerði | a fenced field |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |