Proto-West Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “spear” + “army”
From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahari, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *hari (“army”). Equivalent to gēr + heri. Cognate with Early Medieval Latin Gairarius (from Frankish).
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: GerheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

