Where does “Alaric” come from?

Alaric (English) comes from Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic Alarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Alaric (English): A historic king of the Visigoths

Definitions

  1. A historic king of the Visigoths

Ancestry of “Alaric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃—
2Proto-GermanicAlarīks—
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →