English
gartel
Gartel comes from Yiddish גאַרטל ‘belt’, from Old High German gurtil ‘girdle’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną ‘to gird’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurdijaną‘to gird’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurdilaz‘girdle, belt’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gurdilreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050gurtil‘girdle’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350gürtel
- Yiddishmodernגאַרטלgartl‘belt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017gartel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurdijaną‘to gird’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gurdilaz‘girdle, belt’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gurdilreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050gurtil‘girdle’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350gürtel
- Yiddishmodernגאַרטלgartl‘belt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017gartel
Earliest quotation: 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music: “The bride stands perfectly still at one end of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną ‘to gird’
through Proto-West Germanic *gurdil
Today it means
noun A belt or sash used in prayer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gurdijaną / gartel