Etymograph

English

Joslin

Joslin comes from Proto-Germanic *gautaz ‘Geat’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gautaz‘Geat’reconstructed
  2. EnglishtodayJoslin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gautaz‘Geat’reconstructed
  2. EnglishtodayJoslin

The story

English surname, borrowed through French from a Germanic name, from *Gauzelin, a diminutive of names formed from Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (‘Geat’). The name was also influenced by French Josse (see Joyce).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’

god, chemist, futile, giddy, gust, gush, geyser, futility, ingot, 23 more

through Proto-Germanic *geutaną ‘to pour’

yet, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gautaz / Joslin

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