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Where does “gaar” come from?

gaar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gaer, from Old Dutch garo, from Proto-West Germanic garu, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gaar (Dutch): well-cooked; done; ready for consumption;...

Definitions

  1. well-cooked; done; ready for consumption;...

Ancestry of “gaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgaerready
2Old Dutchgaroready
3Proto-West Germanicgaruready, prepared
4Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gaar”

  • halfgaar
  • halvegare
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