Where does “gêer” come from?

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

gêer (Middle Dutch): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “gêer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gêer”

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