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Where does “Conrad” come from?

Conrad is an English form of German Konrad, derived from Proto-Germanic kōniz and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-.

Ancestry of “Conrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKonrad—
2Middle High GermanKuonrāt—
3Old High GermanKuonrād—
4Proto-West Germanic*Kōnirād—

Words derived from “Conrad”

  • Conradian
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād →