Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*gʰerdʰ-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-, most common first.
- yardA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- girthA band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- urbaneOf a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- girdTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.