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Where does “ǵʰays-” come from?

ǵʰays- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

ǵʰays- (Proto-Indo-European): pointed stick, spear; spear

Definitions

  1. pointed stick, spear; spear

Ancestry of “ǵʰays-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “ǵʰays-”

  • 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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