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

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

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