Reconstruction:Old Dutch/ger

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoys-ós (“pointed stick, spear”), from *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”).

Noun

*gēr m

spear, pike, javelin

Descendants

Middle Dutch: gêer
- Dutch: geer

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