Where does “*Ōþilagaiʀ” come from?

*Ōþilagaiʀ (Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “*Ōþilagaiʀ”, step by step

*Ōþilagaiʀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Proto-West Germanic ōþil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicōþilhomeland; patrimony; name of the O-rune
2Proto-Germanicōþaląancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →