Where does “âelgêer” come from?

âelgêer (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “âelgêer”, step by step

âelgêer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch gêer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgêerspear
2Old Dutchgērspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Middle Dutch âel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchâeleel
2Old Dutchāl—
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “âelgêer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →