English

girdler

Girdler comes from Middle English girdeler.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from girdle + -er

Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, to encircle’

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Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz ‘girdle, belt’

Proto-West Germanic *gurdil

Old English gyrdel ‘belt’

Middle English girdel

Every English word from Middle English girdeler

noun A person who made girdles.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.