Where does “Garrett” come from?

Garrett (English) comes from English Gerald, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Garrett (English): transferred from an English and an Irish surname, or in Ireland directly from Gerard

Definitions

  1. transferred from an English and an Irish surname, or in Ireland directly from Gerard

Ancestry of “Garrett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeraldA placename
2Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Garrett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →