Where does “garclife” come from?

garclife (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.

garclife (Old English): agrimony (genus Agrimonia)

Definitions

  1. agrimony (genus Agrimonia)

Ancestry of “garclife”, step by step

garclife 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 clife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishclifeburdock
2Proto-West Germanic*klībāburdock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →