Where does “gjǫrð” come from?

gjǫrð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gjǫrð (Old Norse): girdle, saddle girth

Definitions

  1. girdle, saddle girth

Ancestry of “gjǫrð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgerdōgirdle
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gjǫrð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerdō →