Where does “Ulric” come from?

Ulric derives from Old High German uodil, from Proto-Germanic ōþalą, a term for ancestral property or heritage.

Ancestry of “Ulric”, step by step

Ulric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German rīhhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
2Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
3Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old High German uodil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanuodilheritage: inheritance
2Proto-West Germanicōþilhomeland; patrimony; name of the O-rune
3Proto-Germanicōþaląancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →