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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gurdijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *gʰr̥dʰye/o-, from the root of *gerdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.

Verb

*gurdijaną

  1. to gird

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: gyrdan
    • Middle English: gurden, gyrden, girden
  • Old Frisian: *gerda, *gurdia
    • West Frisian: gurdzja
  • Old Saxon: gurdian, gurdan
  • Old Dutch: gurden
  • Old High German: gurten
  • Old Norse: gyrða
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