Where does “giurþa” come from?
giurþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse gyrða, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
giurþa (Old Swedish): to gird
Ancestry of “giurþa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gyrða | to gird; to girth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gurdijaną | to gird |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |