Where does “городочек” come from?

городочек (Russian) comes from Russian городо́к, from Russian го́род, from Old East Slavic городъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

городочек (Russian): (small) town

Definitions

  1. (small) town

Ancestry of “городочек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгородо́кsmall city, town
2Russianго́родcity, town; town, city
3Old East Slavicгородъfortification, castle
4Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →