Etymograph

English

girthly

From girth + -ly.

Formed from girth + -ly

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 Relating to or characterised by girth; girthy

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

Etymograph / girthly