Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Gaizaharduz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gaizaz (“spear, pike, javelin”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”).

Proper noun

*Gaizaharduz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Gaizaharduz (u-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Gaizaharduz
vocative	*Gaizahardu
accusative	*Gaizahardų
genitive	*Gaizahardauz
dative	*Gaizahardiwi
instrumental	*Gaizahardū

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Gaiʀahard
  • Old English: Gārheard
  • Old Dutch: *Gērhart (attested in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: Gherart, Gerart
      • Dutch: Gerard, Geert, Gert
  • Old High German: Gērhart, Kerhart
    • German: Gerhard
    • → Hungarian: Gellért
    • → Old Norse: Geirarðr
  • → Medieval Latin: Gerardus, Gerhardus, Gerhartus, Kerhardus (Early), Girardus (11th C.)
    • → Old French: Gerart, Gerard, (Anglo-Norman) Girard
      • French: Gérard
      • → Middle English: Gerard
        • English: Gerard
        • → Irish: Gearóid
    • Catalan: Gerard
    • Italian: Gerardo, Gherardo
    • Spanish: Gerardo
• Old Norse:
  • Icelandic: Geirharður