Where does “Gerðr” come from?

Gerðr (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.

Gerðr (Old Norse): name of a giantess in Norse mythology

Definitions

  1. name of a giantess in Norse mythology

Ancestry of “Gerðr”, step by step

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