English

Gehring

Gehring comes from German; the German form is not named.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from Gerard + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-

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Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) ‘hard’

Frankish *Gaiʀahard

Old French Gerart

Middle English Gerard

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.