Etymograph

English

gord

Gord comes from Proto-Slavic *gordъ ‘fortification, castle’, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas ‘enclosure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gordъ‘fortification, castle’reconstructed
  5. Englishtodaygord

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰerdʰ-‘to enclose, encircle’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰordʰ-osreconstructed
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gárdas‘enclosure’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gordъ‘fortification, castle’reconstructed
  5. Englishtodaygord

Linked words

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

urban, garden, yard, garth, hangar, girth, girdle, jardin, gird, 10 more

Today it means

noun A medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, typically a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall of earth and wood, with a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- / gord

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