Where does “atgeirr” come from?

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

atgeirr (Old Norse): halberd

Definitions

  1. halberd

Ancestry of “atgeirr”, step by step

atgeirr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse geirr

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

via Proto-Germanic atgaizaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicatgaizazspear, pike, javelin

Words derived from “atgeirr”

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