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Where does “avegaar” come from?

avegaar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch navegheer, from Old Dutch navugēr, from Proto-West Germanic nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic nabōgaizaz, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

avegaar (Dutch): auger

Definitions

  1. auger

Ancestry of “avegaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnavegheer—
2Old Dutchnavugēr—
3Proto-West Germanicnabugaiʀauger
4Proto-Germanicnabōgaizazauger
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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