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Where does “gare” come from?

gare (Middle English) comes from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gare (Middle English): A weapon; Alternative form of gore

Definitions

  1. A weapon; Alternative form of gore

Ancestry of “gare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gare”

  • Gore
  • gore
  • gory
  • gar
  • garfish
  • gorily
  • goriness
  • gorbellied
  • gorefest
  • begore
  • gorbelly
  • goreless
  • gorcrow
  • engore
  • ungory
  • goregrind
  • goresome
  • gorehound
  • gorre
  • garfysche
  • gore
  • gor
  • gare
  • goren
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