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Where does “garwaz” come from?

garwaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

garwaz (Proto-Germanic): ready, prepared

Definitions

  1. ready, prepared

Ancestry of “garwaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankitt—
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “garwaz”

  • gear
  • garb
  • yore
  • gar
  • headgear
  • gearbox
  • switchgear
  • footgear
  • yare
  • raingear
  • gearless
  • gearstick
  • gearhead
  • gerbe
  • ungear
  • gearset
  • nightgear
  • multigear
  • drawgear
  • neckgear
  • galbe
  • gearlike
  • gearwork
  • garbless
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