Where does “gŕǫdă” come from?

gŕǫdă (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic grędà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grindā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

gŕǫdă (Polabian): beam

Definitions

  1. beam

Ancestry of “gŕǫdă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrędàgarden bed
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgrindā́ˀbeam, post
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grindā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic grędà →