English
Garrick
Garrick comes from Old English *Gārrīċ, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Gaizarīksreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*Gārrīċreconstructed
- EnglishtodayGarrick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Gaizarīksreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*Gārrīċreconstructed
- EnglishtodayGarrick
A compound of *Gārrīċ ‘spear’ + rīċ
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king’
Proto-Celtic *rīgyom ‘kingdom’
Proto-Germanic *rīkiją ‘rulership, government, authority’
Proto-West Germanic *rīkī ‘kingdom, realm’
Old English rīċe ‘kingdom, empire’
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks
Today it means
name A male given name from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks / Garrick