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Where does “Audie” come from?

Audie (English) comes from English Audrey, from Old English Æþelþryþ, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

Ancestry of “Audie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAudrey—
2Old EnglishÆþelþryþ—
3Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
4Old Englishæþelenoble
5Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
6Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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