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Where does “gaizaz” come from?

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

gaizaz (Proto-Germanic): spear, pike, javelin

Definitions

  1. spear, pike, javelin

Ancestry of “gaizaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gaizaz”

  • Roger
  • gear
  • Rogers
  • Gerald
  • garlic
  • Gore
  • Gerard
  • Dodge
  • Geraldine
  • Hodge
  • Hodgson
  • Hodgkin
  • gore
  • gory
  • gar
  • Dodson
  • headgear
  • Hotchkiss
  • Hodson
  • Dodgson
  • Gerrard
  • Hodgkinson
  • gearbox
  • Rogerson
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