Where does “gaiʀ” come from?

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

gaiʀ (Proto-West Germanic): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “gaiʀ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gaiʀ”

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