Where does “gywier” come from?

gywier (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

gywier (Vilamovian): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “gywier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewer
2Old High Germangiwerida
Every word from Old High German giweridaEvery word from Middle High German gewer
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