Where does “огородить” come from?
огородить (Russian) comes from Russian городи́ть, 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.
огородить (Russian): to fence in
Ancestry of “огородить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | городи́ть | to surround with a fence |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gorditi | to fence, to enclose; to build |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
Words derived from “огородить”