Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to prepare" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgarawen(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.