Where does “garfish” come from?
garfish (English) comes from Middle English garfysche, from Middle English gor, from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
garfish (English): Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with...
Definitions
- Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with...
Ancestry of “garfish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | garfysche | garfish, gar |
| 2 | Middle English | gor | Alternative form of gore; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | gār | spear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |