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Geraint
Geraint comes from Welsh Geraint, from Ancient Greek γέρων ‘old man’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵérh₂onts‘old’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gérontsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγέρωνgérōn‘old man’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGerontius
- Welshc. 1500–presentGeraint
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵérh₂onts‘old’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gérontsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγέρωνgérōn‘old man’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEGerontius
- Welshc. 1500–presentGeraint
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
carl, corn, karl, granite, grain, kernel, garner, garnet, kern, grange, granary, churlish, geriatrics, granule, 13 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- / Geraint