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Where does “gaer” come from?

gaer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch garo, from Proto-West Germanic garu, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gaer (Middle Dutch): ready

Definitions

  1. ready

Ancestry of “gaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgaroready
2Proto-West Germanicgaruready, prepared
3Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gaer”

  • halfgaar
  • gaar
  • halvegare
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