gare
Middle English
/ˈɡaːr/
noun
Definitions
- (mainly) A weapon especially one with a sharp point, such as a spear, or a sword
Etymology
Inherited from Old English gār (spear, arrow, weapon, javelin, arms, dart, shaft) 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
- garfish English
- Gerlando Italian
- *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
- Gardene Old English
- gar Old English
- garleac Old English
- garsecg Old English
- gār Old English
- gārlēac Old English
- toþgar Old English
- fisch Middle English
- gar Middle English
- garfysche Middle English
- garlek Middle English
- goren Middle English
- leke Middle English
- gairleog Irish
- Geirr Old Norse
- geirr Old Norse
- ger Old High German
- gēr Old High German
- *gaiʀ gmw-pro
- *gēr Old Dutch
- *kaihas Proto-Finnic
- *wastos Proto-Celtic