Where does “городи́ть” come from?

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

городи́ть (Russian): to surround with a fence

Definitions

  1. to surround with a fence

Ancestry of “городи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgorditito fence, to enclose; to build
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “городи́ть”

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