Where does “ġierd” come from?
ġierd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic gaʀdi, from Proto-Germanic gazdijō, from Proto-Germanic gazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ-.
ġierd (Old English): staff; branch; rod, staff; measuring stick;...
Definitions
- staff; branch; rod, staff; measuring stick;...
Ancestry of “ġierd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | gaʀdi | rod |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gazdijō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gazdaz | goad; spike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰazdʰ- | — |