Where does “gjord” come from?
gjord (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish giorþ, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
gjord (Swedish): made, done; a girth
Ancestry of “gjord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | giorþ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gjǫrð | girdle, saddle girth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gerdō | girdle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |