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Where does “Henk en Ingrid” come from?

Henk en Ingrid (Dutch) comes from Dutch Henk, from Dutch Hendrik, from Middle Dutch Hendric, from Old Dutch Hēmrīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Henk en Ingrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHenk—
2DutchHendrik—
3Middle DutchHendric—
4Old DutchHēmrīk—
5Proto-Germanic*Haimarīk—
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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