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

Definitions

  1. made, done; a girth

Ancestry of “gjord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgiorþ—
2Old Norsegjǫrðgirdle, saddle girth
3Proto-Germanicgerdōgirdle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “gjord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerdō →Every word from Old Norse gjǫrð →