Where does “Garfield” come from?

Garfield (English) comes from Old English gār, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Garfield (English): James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States

Definitions

  1. James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States

Ancestry of “Garfield”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgārspear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms
2Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Garfield”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →