Where does “Herodotos” come from?

Herodotos (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος, from Ancient Greek δοτός, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Herodotos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἩρόδοτοςin particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus
2Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
3Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tósEvery word from Ancient Greek δοτός