Where does “gēr” come from?

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

gēr (Old High German): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “gēr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gēr”

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