Etymology of the English word girth
the English word
girthderived from the Old Norse word
gjorthderived from the Old Norse word
gjördhderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*ertuderived from the Old Norse word
gjörðDate
The earliest known usage of girth in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
