Where does “maggördel” come from?

maggördel (Swedish) comes from Swedish gördel, 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.

maggördel (Swedish): a cummerbund

Definitions

  1. a cummerbund

Ancestry of “maggördel”, step by step

maggördel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gördel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgördelgirdle; a belt
2Old Swedishgiurdhil—
3Old Swedishgyrþil—
4Old Norsegyrðillgirdle; purse
5Proto-Germanicgurdilazgirdle
6Proto-Germanicgurdijanąto gird
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Swedish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gurdilaz →
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