Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of leerfish. Full definition →

Old English *Gārrīċ ← Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*Gaizarīks
  2. Old English · inherited from*Gārrīċ
  3. English todayGarrick

From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Gaizarīks all →

GaisericGeiseric

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