Where does “geiri” come from?

geiri (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic gaizô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

geiri (Icelandic): gore; sector, segment, section

Definitions

  1. gore; sector, segment, section

Ancestry of “geiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeirispear
2Proto-Germanicgaizôa wedge-shaped piece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “geiri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizô →