English
girthsome
From girth + -some.
Formed from girth + -some
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 Characterised or marked by girth; girthy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / girthsome