Where does “gardo” come from?

gardo (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic gardō, from Proto-Germanic gardô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gardo (Old Saxon): Alternative form of gard

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gard

Ancestry of “gardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgardōhedge, fence
2Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardô →