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Where does “garu” come from?

garu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic garwaz, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

garu (Proto-West Germanic): ready, prepared

Definitions

  1. ready, prepared

Ancestry of “garu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
2Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “garu”

  • yore
  • yare
  • yarage
  • ungar
  • gar
  • gart
  • garen
  • sogar
  • gare
  • halfgaar
  • halvegare
  • gaar
  • ȝare
  • yare
  • gearu
  • ġearu
  • gaer
  • garo
  • gare
  • esouguer
  • guer
  • garo
  • garo
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