The story
- Proto-Dravidian*wēr
- Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
- Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
- Latinzingiberi
- Late Latingingiber
- Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
- Old Englishgingifer
- Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
- Middle Englishgingivere
- Middle Englishgingere
- Englishginger
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
- Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
- English todaygingerphobia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.