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.
Ancestry of “gêer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | gēr | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
Words derived from “gêer”