Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "rod, stake, gallows" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantGage(English) Surname DescendantsGage(English) Gage(French) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 165. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 124.