Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Gaiʀahard

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *gaiʀ (“spear”) +‎ *hard(ī) (“brave, hard”).

Proper noun

*Gaiʀahard m

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Gaiʀahard
Genitive	*Gaiʀahardas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Gaiʀahard	—
Accusative	*Gaiʀahard	—
Genitive	*Gaiʀahardas	—
Dative	*Gaiʀahardē	—
Instrumental	*Gaiʀahardu	—

Descendants

Old English: Gārheard
Old Dutch: *Gērhard (attested in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: Gherart, Gerart
  - Dutch: Gerard, Geert, Gert
Old High German: Gērhart
- German: Gerhard
- → Hungarian: Gellért
- → Old Norse: Geirarðr
→ Old French: Gerart
- French: Gérard
- → English: Gerard
  - → Irish: Gearóid
→ Latin: Gerardus
- Italian: Gerardo, Gherardo
- Spanish: Gerardo