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Where does “gerð” come from?

gerð (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gerð (Old Norse): Alternative form of gørð; yeast, ferment; gear,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gørð; yeast, ferment; gear,...

Ancestry of “gerð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegerato do, make
2Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
3Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gerð”

  • gær
  • gære
  • ger
  • gjäl
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