Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "ready, prepared" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesgaro(Old High German) Surname DescendantsGarb, Garber, Garver, Gerber, Gerver, Kerper(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 170. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 127.