Where does “Lothringia” come from?

Lothringia (English) comes from German Lothringen, from Middle High German Lutringen, from Old High German Ludher, from Old High German -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingaz — Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of...

Lothringia (English): Lorraine, especially in German rather than French contexts

Definitions

  1. Lorraine, especially in German rather than French contexts

Ancestry of “Lothringia”, step by step

Lothringia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lothringen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLothringen—
2Middle High GermanLutringen—
3Old High GermanLudher—
4Old High German-ing—
5Proto-Germanic-ingazForms derivatives of nouns with sense of...

via English Lotharingia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLotharingia—
2Medieval LatinLotharingia—

Words derived from “Lothringia”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingaz →Every word from Old High German -ing →Every word from Old High German Ludher →