Derksen reconstructs Proto-Balto-Slavic *gurˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus, *gʷrd-o- (“slow, heavy, tired”), see also Lithuanian gurdùs, Latvian gur̃ds (“tired”), Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”).[1] The problem here is Slavic mobility with circumflex.
To ameliorate the problem, Matasović proposes to derive the word from an old compound *gʷrH-dʰh₁o, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“'to express approval, praise'”) and Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“'to do, make, put'”), with the semantic shift of 'making praises' > 'haughty, prepotent' > 'proud'. An exact parallel of the form can also be found in Proto-Celtic *bardos (“'bard'”), whence also English bard.[2]
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | *gъ̑rdъ | *gъ̑rda | *gъ̑rdo |
genitive | *gъ̑rda | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rda |
dative | *gъ̑rdu | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdu |
accusative | *gъ̑rdъ | *gъ̑rdǫ | *gъ̑rdo |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdomь | *gъ̑rdojǫ | *gъ̑rdomь |
locative | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdě |
vocative | *gъ̑rde | *gъ̑rdo | *gъ̑rdo |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gъ̑rda | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdě |
genitive | *gъ̑rdu | *gъ̑rdu | *gъ̑rdu |
dative | *gъ̑rdoma | *gъ̑rdama | *gъ̑rdoma |
accusative | *gъ̑rda | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdě |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdoma | *gъ̑rdama | *gъ̑rdoma |
locative | *gъ̑rdu | *gъ̑rdu | *gъ̑rdu |
vocative | *gъ̑rda | *gъ̑rdě | *gъ̑rdě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gъ̑rdi | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rda |
genitive | *gъ̑rdъ | *gъ̑rdъ | *gъ̑rdъ |
dative | *gъ̑rdomъ | *gъ̑rdamъ | *gъ̑rdomъ |
accusative | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rda |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rdami | *gъ̑rdy |
locative | *gъ̑rděxъ | *gъ̑rdaxъ | *gъ̑rděxъ |
vocative | *gъ̑rdi | *gъ̑rdy | *gъ̑rda |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | *gъ̑rdъjь | *gъ̑rdaja | *gъ̑rdoje |
genitive | *gъ̑rdajego | *gъ̑rdyję̇ | *gъ̑rdajego |
dative | *gъ̑rdujemu | *gъ̑rději | *gъ̑rdujemu |
accusative | *gъ̑rdъjь | *gъ̑rdǫjǫ | *gъ̑rdoje |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdyjimь | *gъ̑rdǫjǫ | *gъ̑rdyjimь |
locative | *gъ̑rdějemь | *gъ̑rději | *gъ̑rdějemь |
vocative | *gъ̑rdъjь | *gъ̑rdaja | *gъ̑rdoje |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gъ̑rdaja | *gъ̑rději | *gъ̑rději |
genitive | *gъ̑rduju | *gъ̑rduju | *gъ̑rduju |
dative | *gъ̑rdyjima | *gъ̑rdyjima | *gъ̑rdyjima |
accusative | *gъ̑rdaja | *gъ̑rději | *gъ̑rději |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdyjima | *gъ̑rdyjima | *gъ̑rdyjima |
locative | *gъ̑rduju | *gъ̑rduju | *gъ̑rduju |
vocative | *gъ̑rdaja | *gъ̑rději | *gъ̑rději |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *gъ̑rdiji | *gъ̑rdyję̇ | *gъ̑rdaja |
genitive | *gъ̑rdъjixъ | *gъ̑rdъjixъ | *gъ̑rdъjixъ |
dative | *gъ̑rdyjimъ | *gъ̑rdyjimъ | *gъ̑rdyjimъ |
accusative | *gъ̑rdyję̇ | *gъ̑rdyję̇ | *gъ̑rdaja |
instrumental | *gъ̑rdyjimi | *gъ̑rdyjimi | *gъ̑rdyjimi |
locative | *gъ̑rdyjixъ | *gъ̑rdyjixъ | *gъ̑rdyjixъ |
vocative | *gъ̑rdiji | *gъ̑rdyję̇ | *gъ̑rdaja |