Where does “gar” come from?
Gar derives from Middle English garren, formed with the Middle English suffix -y from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including h₂er- and ǵʰayso-.
gar (English): A spear; Any of several North American fish of...
Definitions
- A spear; Any of several North American fish of...
Ancestry of “gar”, step by step
gar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English garren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | garren | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English garfish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garfish | Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with... |
| 2 | Middle English | garfysche | garfish, gar |
| 3 | Middle English | gor | Alternative form of gore; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | gār | spear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms |
| 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 |
via Tibetan སྒར
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | སྒར | — |