English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedFrom gēr (“spear”) + -il (diminutive suffix) + -o (suffix of proper names), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, *-ilaz and *-ô First attested in the 8th C. CE
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: GeriloCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

