Where does “gurtil” come from?

gurtil (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gurtil (Old High German): girdle

Definitions

  1. girdle

Ancestry of “gurtil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gurdil—
2Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
3Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gurtil”

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