Where does “अल्जीरियाई” come from?
अल्जीरियाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi अल्जीरिया, from English Algeria, from English Alger, from Middle English Alger, from Middle Dutch âelgêer, from Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ — winter.
अल्जीरियाई (Hindi): Algerian
Definitions
- Algerian
Ancestry of “अल्जीरियाई”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अल्जीरिया | — |
| 2 | English | Algeria | — |
| 3 | English | Alger | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Alger | A spear for catching eels |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | âelgêer | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | gêer | spear |
| 7 | Old Dutch | gēr | spear, pike, javelin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |