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

Definitions

  1. to gird

Ancestry of “giurþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegyrðato gird; to girth
2Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Old Norse gyrða →