Where does “Roland” come from?
Roland derives from Proto-West Germanic Hrōþiland, a compound of Hrōþi and land, which comes from Proto-Germanic landą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.
Ancestry of “Roland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Roland | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | Hrōþiland | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōþi | praise, fame, glory, renown |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrōþiz | praise, fame, glory, renown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kréh₃tis | — |
Words derived from “Roland”