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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
gīr
—
2
Proto-Germanic
gīraz
—
Words derived from “gir”
gier
gierig
monniksgier
gieren
aasgier
roofgier
gir
gierparelhoen
gierigaard
roofgierig
gierzwaluw
gira
gieren
jiiri
weetgierig
gierst
alpengierzwaluw
jiirata
jiiriliitos
jiirisaha
Every word from Proto-Germanic gīraz →