Where does “Geirr” come from?

Geirr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Geirr (Old Norse): Geirr's

Definitions

  1. Geirr's

Ancestry of “Geirr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Geirr”

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