Where does “ger-” come from?
ger- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
Ancestry of “ger-”, step by step
ger- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |
via Proto-Indo-European gʷer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷer- | to devour; to produce audible voice; to praise,... |
via Proto-Indo-European gʷor-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷor- | — |
Words derived from “ger-”