Where does “Ásgarðr” come from?

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

Ásgarðr (Old Norse): Asgard, the realm of the Æsir gods in Norse mythology

Definitions

  1. Asgard, the realm of the Æsir gods in Norse mythology

Ancestry of “Ásgarðr”, step by step

Ásgarðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse garðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
2Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Old Norse Áss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
2Proto-Norse*ᚨᛊᚢᛉa god, deity

Words derived from “Ásgarðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardaz →