Where does “geirr” come from?

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

geirr (Old Norse): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “geirr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
3Proto-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 →