gar
English
/ɡɑː/, /ɡɑɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A spear.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gar inherited from Old English gār (spear, arrow, weapon, javelin, arms, dart, shaft) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (spear, javelin, pike) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayso- (pointed stick, spear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰayso-
Gloss
pointed stick, spear
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
- fish English
- garfish English
- Ger German
- Gerlando Italian
- aalgeer Dutch, Flemish
- geer Dutch, Flemish
- giervalk Dutch, Flemish
- *ǵʰays- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰayso- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoys- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰoysós Proto-Indo-European
- *gaizaz Proto-Germanic
- *garwijaną Proto-Germanic
- *laiko- Proto-Germanic
- *nanþaz Proto-Germanic
- Gardene Old English
- garleac Old English
- garsecg Old English
- gearwian Old English
- gār Old English
- toþgar Old English
- ætgār Old English
- gar Middle English
- gare Middle English
- garfysche Middle English
- Geirr Old Norse
- geirr Old Norse
- atgeir Icelandic
- geir Icelandic
- geirvarta Icelandic
- gêer Middle Dutch
- gēr Middle High German
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic