Where does “Claude” come from?

Claude (English) comes from French Claude, from Latin Claudius, from Latin claudus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Claude (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Claude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchClaudedumb; idiotic; sottish
2LatinClaudiusA Roman gens name
3Latinclauduslimping, lame; crippled; halting, wavering,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Latin claudus →Every word from Latin Claudius →