English
Gayheart
Gayheart comes from German Gerhardt, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gaiʀahardreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Gērhart
- Germanc. 1650–presentGerhardt
- EnglishtodayGayheart
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Gaiʀahardreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Gērhart
- Germanc. 1650–presentGerhardt
- EnglishtodayGayheart
The story
Thought to be a corruption of the German Gerhardt or a calque of the French Jolicoeur.
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard
Today it means
name An American surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard / Gayheart