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

  1. staff; branch; rod, staff; measuring stick;...

Ancestry of “ġierd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgaʀdirod
2Proto-Germanicgazdijō—
3Proto-Germanicgazdazgoad; spike
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰazdʰ-—

Words derived from “ġierd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰazdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gazdijō →