Where does “geiri” come from?

geiri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic gaizô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

geiri (Old Norse): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “geiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaizôa wedge-shaped piece
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “geiri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizô →