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Where does “gir” come from?

gir (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gīr, from Proto-Germanic gīraz.

Ancestry of “gir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgīr—
2Proto-Germanicgīraz—

Words derived from “gir”

  • aasgier
  • roofgier
  • roofgierig
  • gierig
  • gierigaard
  • gier
  • monniksgier
Every word from Proto-Germanic gīraz →