English
Graz
Graz comes from Middle High German Graz, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь ‘small castle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, encircle’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gordъ‘fortification’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*gordьcь‘small castle’reconstructeddiminutive of *gordъ
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Graz
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gordъ‘fortification’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*gordьcь‘small castle’reconstructeddiminutive of *gordъ
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Graz
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, encircle’
garden, urban, yard, garth, hangar, girth, girdle, jardin, gird, 10 more
through Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas ‘enclosure’
Today it means
name The capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- / Graz