Where does “atgeir” come from?

atgeir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse atgeirr, from Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

atgeir (Icelandic): halberd

Definitions

  1. halberd

Ancestry of “atgeir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseatgeirrhalberd
2Old Norsegeirrspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →