Where does “Geir” come from?

Geir (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Geir (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spear

Definitions

  1. a spear

Ancestry of “Geir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeirrspear
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →