English
Gardham
Gardham comes from Old Norse gerði ‘fenced field’, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz ‘enclosure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gardaz‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gerði‘fenced field’
- EnglishtodayGardham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gardaz‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350gerði‘fenced field’
- EnglishtodayGardham
The story
Recorded as Gerdene in the Domesday Book, tha placename derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse gerði (‘fenced field’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose’
urban, garden, girth, hangar, girdle, jardin, gord, gird, 10 more
through Proto-Germanic *gardaz ‘enclosure’
Today it means
name A hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- / Gardham