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

ō-stemDeclension 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

• *gurdilaz

Related terms

• *gerdaną

Descendants

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