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Where does “gera” come from?

gera (Faroese) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gera (Faroese): to do, to make; to ferment, to brew

Definitions

  1. to do, to make; to ferment, to brew

Ancestry of “gera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgæreferment; Only used in være i gære
2Germangärento ferment; to be agitated; to seethe
3Germangärsingular imperative of gären
4Middle High Germangare—
5Old High Germangarodone; ready
6Proto-West Germanicgaruready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gera”

  • ger
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