Giir
Alemannic German
noun
Definitions
- (Uri) vulture
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German gīr derived from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (eager, willing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gernaz
Gloss
eager, willing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beyearn English
- yearn English
- yearner English
- yearnest English
- yearneth English
- yearnful English
- yearnsome English
- yearny English
- kernas Finnish
- Bartgeier German
- Geier German
- Königsgeier German
- Mönchsgeier German
- gern German
- gernhaben German
- ungern German
- dolgaarne Dutch, Flemish
- gaarne Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *gernaz Proto-Germanic
- yernen Middle English
- gjarn Old Norse
- gjarn Icelandic
- gerne Middle Dutch
- gern Old High German
- gīr Old High German
- gerne Middle High German
- gīr Middle High German
- *gern gmw-pro