Where does “gard” come from?

gard (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gard (Old Saxon): an enclosed place; yard, garden; court

Definitions

  1. an enclosed place; yard, garden; court

Ancestry of “gard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
3Proto-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 →