Where does “ierde” come from?

ierde (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

ierde (Old Frisian): yard, rod

Definitions

  1. yard, rod

Ancestry of “ierde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardaz →