Where does “Ruodgēr” come from?

Ruodgēr (Old High German) comes from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “Ruodgēr”, step by step

Ruodgēr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German gēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangērspear
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaiʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Hrōþigaiʀ—
2Proto-GermanicHrōþigaizazfame-spear
3Proto-Germanichrōþizpraise, fame, glory, renown
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréh₃tis—

via Old High German *ruod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*ruod—

Words derived from “Ruodgēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →