Where does “gyrdel” come from?

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

gyrdel (Old English): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “gyrdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
2Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gyrdel”

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