Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gerdō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.

Noun

*gerdō f

  1. girdle

Inflection

Declension of *gerdō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gerdō *gerdôz
vocative *gerdō *gerdôz
accusative *gerdǭ *gerdōz
genitive *gerdōz *gerdǫ̂
dative *gerdōi *gerdōmaz
instrumental *gerdō *gerdōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: gjǫrð
    • Icelandic: gjörð
    • Faroese: gjørð
    • Norwegian: gjord, (dialectal) gjørd, gjuld, gjard, gjort
    • Old Swedish: giorþ
    • Danish: gjord
    • Gutnish: gjård
    • Middle English: gerth, girth, gyrth
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda)
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: gierdu
    • Southern Sami: geartoe