Where does “geer” come from?

geer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

geer (Dutch): spear; gyron

Definitions

  1. spear; gyron

Ancestry of “geer”, step by step

geer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gêer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgêerspear
2Old Dutchgērspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Dutch Berggierslanden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBerggierslanden—

Words derived from “geer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →