Where does “Gardene” come from?

Gardene (Old 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.

Gardene (Old English): ‘spear-Dane’, Dane

Definitions

  1. ‘spear-Dane’, Dane

Ancestry of “Gardene”, step by step

Gardene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gār

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

via Old English dene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdenevalley
2Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →
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