Where does “Alger” come from?

Alger (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “Alger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAlgerA spear for catching eels
2Middle Dutchâelgêer—
3Middle Dutchgêerspear
4Old Dutchgērspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
6Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Alger”

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