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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *ghAr[e]dh-, *ghrēdh-
Meaning: to be hungry, to long for
Old Indian: gŕ̥dhyati `to covet, desire', gr̥dhnú- `greedily desirous', gŕ̥dhra- `eager for, desirous of', gardha- m. `desire, greediness'
Albanian: gɛrdɛs 'Mädchenjäger'
Russ. meaning: голодать, стремится
References: WP I 633 (quite different in Pok.)
Comments: Cf. (for OInd) Slav *žьldḗtī, *žьldjǭ; *goldъ.
piet-meaning,piet-ind,piet-balt,piet-germ,piet-alb,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,piet-comment,
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Baltic etymology :
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Proto-Baltic: *gard-u- (2), *gard-ē̂- vb. (Lett AC 2 ~ Lith CIRC)
Meaning: flavoured, tasty
Lithuanian: gardù- 'wohlschmeckend, schmackhaft, lecker, würzig', gardḗti 'schmackhaft werden', gar̃dinti 'wohlschmeckend machen', gar̃di-s 'Schmackhaftigkeit'
Lettish: gar̂ds 'wohlschmeckend, schmackhaft; angenehm, süss, behaglich'
baltet-meaning,baltet-prnum,baltet-lith,baltet-lett,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *grēda-z, -u-z, *grēdēn; *grada-
Meaning: hunger, hungry
Gothic: *grēdu-s m. (u) `hunger', grēdag-s (a) `hungry', *grēdōn wk. `hunger'
Old Norse: grāδr, grāδi m. `Gier, Hunger'; graδ-r `unverschnitten, zeugungsfähig'
Norwegian: grɔde; grad, gra `unverschnitten, brünstig'
Old English: adv. (dat. pl.) grǟdum `gierig'; grǟdig `gierig'
Old High German: { grātag `gierig' }
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-got,germet-onord,germet-norw,germet-oengl,germet-ohg,
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