Where does “Eldridge” come from?

Eldridge (English) comes from English Aldrich, from Old English Ælfric, from Germanic *Albirīk, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

Ancestry of “Eldridge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAldrich—
2Old EnglishÆlfric—
3Germanic*Albirīk—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Germanic *Albirīk →Every word from Old English Ælfric →