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Where does “edgar” come from?

edgar (English) comes from Old English Ēadgār, from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “edgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishĒadgār—
2Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
3Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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