Where does “trädgård” come from?

trädgård (Swedish) comes from Swedish gård, from Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

trädgård (Swedish): a garden

Definitions

  1. a garden

Ancestry of “trädgård”, step by step

trädgård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gård

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgårdfarm, estate; yard; courtyard
2Old Swedishgarþerfence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court
3Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
4Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trädgård

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic gardaz