Where does “Hilderic” come from?
Hilderic (English) comes from Latin Hildericus, from Frankish Hildirīk, from Proto-Germanic Hildirīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Hilderic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Hildericus | — |
| 2 | Frankish | Hildirīk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Hildirīks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |