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Where does “Wenceslas” come from?

Wenceslas (English) comes from English Wenceslaus, from Proto-Slavic Vęťeslavъ, from Proto-Slavic vęťьjь — more; comparative degree of *mъnogъ; greater;...

Ancestry of “Wenceslas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWenceslaus—
2Proto-SlavicVęťeslavъ—
3Proto-Slavicvęťьjьmore; comparative degree of *mъnogъ; greater;...
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