Where does “gyrða” come from?

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

gyrða (Old Norse): to gird; to girth

Definitions

  1. to gird; to girth

Ancestry of “gyrða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gyrða”

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