Where does “gyrðill” come from?

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

gyrðill (Old Norse): girdle; purse

Definitions

  1. girdle; purse

Ancestry of “gyrðill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
2Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gyrðill”

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