Where does “жрьдь” come from?

жрьдь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

жрьдь (Old Church Slavonic): club, cudgel

Definitions

  1. club, cudgel

Ancestry of “жрьдь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →
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