Where does “আলজেৰিয়া” come from?
আলজেৰিয়া (Assamese) comes from English Algeria, from English Alger, from Middle English Alger, from Middle Dutch âelgêer, from Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz — winter.
Ancestry of “আলজেৰিয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Algeria | — |
| 2 | English | Alger | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Alger | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | âelgêer | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | gêer | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | gēr | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |