Where does “Gērhart” come from?
Gērhart (Old High German) comes 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 “Gērhart”, step by step
Gērhart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Germanic *Gaiʀahard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *Gaiʀahard | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via Proto-Germanic *Gaiʀahard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *Gaiʀahard | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hardī | shoulder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hardį̄ | hardihood, rigidity |