English
girthy
From girth + -y.
Formed from girth + -y
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 significant girth; wide.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / girthy