Where does “Uualdker” come from?

Uualdker (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 “Uualdker”, step by step

Uualdker traces back through two 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 Old High German walt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaltauthority
2Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
3Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →
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