Where does “gördel” come from?

gördel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish giurdhil, from Old Swedish gyrþil, from Old Norse gyrðill, from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz, from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

gördel (Swedish): girdle; a belt

Definitions

  1. girdle; a belt

Ancestry of “gördel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgiurdhil—
2Old Swedishgyrþil—
3Old Norsegyrðillgirdle; purse
4Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
5Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gördel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →