geer
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- spear
- (heraldiccharge) gyron
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch gêer inherited from Old Dutch *gēr inherited from *gaiʀ inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear, javelin, pike).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gaizaz
Gloss
spear, javelin, pike
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
- aal Dutch, Flemish
- aalgeer Dutch, Flemish
- giervalk Dutch, Flemish
- valk Dutch, Flemish
- *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
- geer Middle Dutch
- giervalke Middle Dutch
- gêer Middle Dutch
- ger Old High German
- gēr Old High German
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *gēr Old Dutch
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic