Where does “gārdagher” come from?

gārdagher (Old Swedish) comes from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gārdagher (Old Swedish): yesterday; the day before today or another specified day

Definitions

  1. yesterday; the day before today or another specified day

Ancestry of “gārdagher”, step by step

gārdagher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Old Swedish dagher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdagherday
2Old Norsedagra day; days, times
3Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “gārdagher”

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