English
girdlestead
From girdle + stead.
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
English girdle
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
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Proto-Germanic *stadiz ‘place’
Proto-West Germanic *stadi
Old English stede ‘place’
Middle English sted
English stead
Today it means
noun That part of the body where the girdle is worn, i.e. the waist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / girdlestead