Where does “gyrdan” come from?

gyrdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gyrdan (Old English): to gird

Definitions

  1. to gird

Ancestry of “gyrdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gyrdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →