Where does “gebeor” come from?

gebeor (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gebeor (Old English): a drinking companion, pot-companion, guest

Definitions

  1. a drinking companion, pot-companion, guest

Ancestry of “gebeor”, step by step

gebeor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English bēor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēorbeer
2Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
3Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →