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Where does “rogerius” come from?

rogerius (Latin) comes from Frankish Hrōthigeir, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþigaizaz, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “rogerius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishHrōthigeir—
2Proto-GermanicHrōþigaizazfame-spear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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