Where does “gever” come from?

gever (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

gever (Serbo-Croatian): rifle; prank

Definitions

  1. rifle; prank

Ancestry of “gever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer—
3Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →