Ger
German (Berlin)
/ɡeːɐ̯/
noun
Definitions
- spear
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gēr inherited from Old High German gēr (spear) inherited from *gaiʀ inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear, javelin, pike) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (throwing spear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰoysós
Gloss
throwing spear
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gerald English
- Gerlach English
- Gertrude English
- Gervase English
- atgar English
- gar English
- garfish English
- heittokeihäs Finnish
- hyljekeihäs Finnish
- kalakeihäs Finnish
- keihäs Finnish
- keihäsantilooppi Finnish
- keihäskaari Finnish
- keihäskilpailu Finnish
- keihäsmies Finnish
- keihäsmäinen Finnish
- keihäsrausku Finnish
- keihästulos Finnish
- keihästyvinen Finnish
- keihästää Finnish
- keihäänheitto Finnish
- keihäänheittäjä Finnish
- keihäänkaari Finnish
- keihäänkärki Finnish
- keihäänterä Finnish
- keihäänvarsi Finnish
- leppäkeihäs Finnish
- tapparakeihäs Finnish
- vipukeihäs Finnish
- Gerlando Italian
- χαῖος Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰays- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰayso- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoys- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoysós Proto-Indo-European
- *gaizaz Proto-Germanic
- *laiko- Proto-Germanic
- *nanþaz Proto-Germanic
- gar Old English
- gār Old English
- gar Middle English
- Geirr Old Norse
- geirr Old Norse
- ger Old High German
- gēr Old High German
- gēr Middle High German
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *gēr Old Dutch
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic