English
girthweldgirthweld
From girth + weld.
Formed from girth + weld
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to encircle, enclose’
Proto-Germanic *gerdō ‘girdle’
Old Norse gjǫrð ‘belt, girdle, saddle girth’
Middle English girth
English girth
Proto-Germanic *waizdaz ‘woad’
Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd ‘plant used for dyeing, woad’
Old English *weald
Middle English welde
English weld
Today it means
noun A circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding around their perimeter. Girth welds are commonly used in pipeline construction.
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