Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaiʀ

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Noun

*gaiʀ m

1. spear

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gaiʀ
Genitive	*gaiʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gaiʀ	*gaiʀō, *gaiʀōs
Accusative	*gaiʀ	*gaiʀā
Genitive	*gaiʀas	*gaiʀō
Dative	*gaiʀē	*gaiʀum
Instrumental	*gaiʀu	*gaiʀum

Derived terms

• *atgaiʀ
• *nabugaiʀ

Descendants

• Old English: gār
  • Middle English: gor, gar, gare, gær
    • ⇒ Middle English: garfysche
      • English: garfish
      • Scots: gairfish
• Old Frisian: *gār, gēr
  • Saterland Frisian: Goare
  • West Frisian: gear
• Old Saxon: gēr
  • Middle Low German: gêr
    • Westphalian:

      Westmünsterländisch: Geere, Geer

• Old Dutch: *gēr
  • Middle Dutch: gêer
    • Dutch: geer
• Old High German: gēr, giri
  • Lombardic: ger
    • →⇒ Italian: gherone
  • Middle High German: gēr
    • German: Ger