Middle English word girden comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-, Old English gyrd, and later Proto-Germanic *gerdaną (To gird.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*gʰerdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
gyrd | Old English (ang) | |
*gerdaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To gird. |
ȝeard | Middle English (enm) | |
*gʰr̥dʰye/o- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*gurdijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To gird. |
gyrdan | Old English (ang) | To gird. |
gurden | Middle English (enm) |