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Where does “ġyru” come from?

ġyru (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gurwijō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

ġyru (Old English): mud; marsh

Definitions

  1. mud; marsh

Ancestry of “ġyru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgurwijōmud
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “ġyru”

  • Jarrow
  • Jarra
  • Jarwe
  • Jaruum
  • In Ġyrwum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →