Where does “gȏrdъ” come from?

gȏrdъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gȏrdъ (Proto-Slavic): fortified settlement

Definitions

  1. fortified settlement

Ancestry of “gȏrdъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gȏrdъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →