Proto-Germanic

*garwaz

‘ready, prepared’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *garwaz, most familiar first.

• garb ← garbe ← garbo ← garwi ← *garwijaną
• gar ← garren ← gera ← *garwijaną
• yar ← ġearu ← *garu
• yarrow ← ȝarowe ← ġearwe ← *garwā ← *garu
• yare ← ġearu ← *garu
• yark ← ȝarken ← ġearcian ← ġearu ← *garu
• girk ← ȝerken ← ġearcian ← ġearu ← *garu
• gersum ← gersom ← gærsum ← gersemi ← gǫrr
• yerk ← ȝerken ← ġearcian ← ġearu ← *garu

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *garwaz