Where does “ger” come from?
ger (Faroese) comes from Faroese gera, from Danish gære, from German gären, from German gär, from Middle High German gare, from Old High German garo, from Proto-West Germanic garu, from Proto-Germanic garwaz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ger (Faroese): third-person singular present of gera; he, she,...
Definitions
- third-person singular present of gera; he, she,...
Ancestry of “ger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | gera | to do, to make; to ferment, to brew |
| 2 | Danish | gære | ferment; Only used in være i gære |
| 3 | German | gären | to ferment; to be agitated; to seethe |
| 4 | German | gär | singular imperative of gären |
| 5 | Middle High German | gare | — |
| 6 | Old High German | garo | done; ready |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | garu | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |