Where does “jordie” come from?

jordie (Romanian) comes from Romanian joardă, from Hungarian zsorda, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

jordie (Romanian): stick

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “jordie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjoardărod, stick
2Hungarianzsorda—
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Hungarian zsorda →