Where does “gerw” come from?

gerw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch garwe, from Old Dutch garwa, from Proto-Germanic garwō — yarrow.

gerw (Dutch): yarrow

Definitions

  1. yarrow

Ancestry of “gerw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgarwe—
2Old Dutchgarwayarrow
3Proto-Germanicgarwōyarrow
Every word from Proto-Germanic garwō →Every word from Old Dutch garwa →Every word from Middle Dutch garwe →