Etymograph

English

girthed

From girth + -ed.

Formed from girth + -ed

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

Proto-Germanic *gerdō ‘girdle’

Old Norse gjǫrð ‘belt, girdle, saddle girth’

Middle English girth

English girth

Today it means

adj Of a sizeable girth; portly.

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

Etymograph / girthed