geirr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- spear
Etymology
Inherited 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
- heittokeihäs Finnish
- hyljekeihäs Finnish
- jääkaira Finnish
- kaira Finnish
- kairanokiperhonen Finnish
- kairanreikä Finnish
- kairanterä Finnish
- kairapalmu Finnish
- kairata 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
- kierrekaira Finnish
- leppäkeihäs Finnish
- maakaira Finnish
- napakaira Finnish
- omenakaira Finnish
- tapparakeihäs Finnish
- vipukeihäs Finnish
- Gerlando Italian
- *ǵʰays- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰayso- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoys- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoysós Proto-Indo-European
- *atgaizaz Proto-Germanic
- *gaizaz Proto-Germanic
- *laiko- Proto-Germanic
- *nanþaz Proto-Germanic
- gissel Swedish
- gissla Swedish
- Eadgar Old English
- Gardene Old English
- gar Old English
- garleac Old English
- garsecg Old English
- gār Old English
- toþgar Old English
- gar Middle English
- gare Middle English
- Geirr Old Norse
- atgeirr Old Norse
- fugl Old Norse
- geirfugl Old Norse
- atgeir Icelandic
- geir Icelandic
- geirfugl Icelandic
- geirvarta Icelandic
- gēr Old High German
- Geiri Faroese
- geirfuglur Faroese
- gorfuglur Faroese
- gēr Middle High German
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *gaisos Proto-Celtic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic
- gertala Old Saxon
- gēr Old Saxon
- gisl Old Swedish