Where does “Roger” come from?
Roger comes from Old French Rogier, from Latin Rogerius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-, a root of uncertain meaning.
Roger (English): dialectal nickname for the Devil
Definitions
- dialectal nickname for the Devil
Ancestry of “Roger”, step by step
Roger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Rodríguez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Rodríguez | son of Rodrigo |
| 2 | Spanish | -ez | A suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix... |
| 3 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Old French Rogier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Rogier | from Old Frankish |
| 2 | Latin | rogerius | — |
| 3 | Frankish | Hrōthigeir | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Hrōþigaizaz | fame-spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |