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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Alger | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âelgêer | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gêer | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gēr | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |