Where does “Herodot” come from?

Herodot (Danish) comes from German Herodot, from Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος, from Ancient Greek δοτός, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Herodot (Danish): Herodotus famous Ancient Greek Historian

Definitions

  1. Herodotus famous Ancient Greek Historian

Ancestry of “Herodot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerodotHerodotus famous Ancient Greek Historian
2LatinHērodotusHerodotus
3Ancient GreekἩρόδοτοςin particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus
4Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
5Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tósEvery word from Ancient Greek δοτός