Where does “Hrōþigaizaz” come from?

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

Hrōþigaizaz (Proto-Germanic): fame-spear

Definitions

  1. fame-spear

Ancestry of “Hrōþigaizaz”, step by step

Hrōþigaizaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gaizaz

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

via Proto-Germanic hrōþiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōþizpraise, fame, glory, renown
2Proto-Indo-Europeankréh₃tis—

Words derived from “Hrōþigaizaz”

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