geir
Icelandic
/keiːr/
noun
Definitions
- spear
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse geirr (spear) derived from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear, javelin, pike) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (spear, pointed stick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰays-
Gloss
spear, pointed stick
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
戈
Emoji
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
- Gerlando Italian
- *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
- gār Old English
- gar Middle English
- Geirr Old Norse
- atgeirr Old Norse
- geirfugl Old Norse
- geirr Old Norse
- geirvarta Old Norse
- atgeir Icelandic
- geirvarta Icelandic
- varta Icelandic
- Geiri Faroese
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *gaisos Proto-Celtic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic