Where does “Gerhardt” come from?

Gerhardt (English) comes from German Gerhardt, from Old High German Gērhart, from Germanic *Gaiʀahard, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “Gerhardt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerhardtderived from the given name
2Old High GermanGērhart—
3Germanic*Gaiʀahard—
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Gerhardt”

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