The story
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*wastos“servant”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*gaizaz“spear”
- Latin · borrowed fromGervasius
- English todayGervase
Name of an early saint, Latin Gervasius, of unknown meaning, possibly Latinized from some Germanic name: Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”), second element of uncertain meaning, possibly vallis (“valley”), Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), or the Brythonic name for the river Isara.
Words from the same roots
LatinGervasius all →
Gervais
Proto-Germanic*gaizaz all →
goreGertrude
Proto-Celtic*wastos all →
valetvassal
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.