Where does “Alger” come from?

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

Alger (Middle English): A spear for catching eels

Definitions

  1. A spear for catching eels

Ancestry of “Alger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchâelgêer—
2Middle Dutchgêerspear
3Old Dutchgērspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Alger”

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