Where does “градьникъ” come from?

градьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic градъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

градьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): city dweller, townsman; citizen, inhabitant

Definitions

  1. city dweller, townsman; citizen, inhabitant

Ancestry of “градьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →