Where does “Wilfred” come from?

Wilfred (English) comes from Old English Wilfriþ, from Old English friþ, from West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic friþuz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

Wilfred (English): popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century

Definitions

  1. popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century

Ancestry of “Wilfred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishWilfriþ—
2Old Englishfriþpeace; refuge, sanctuary; splendid, beautiful
3West Germanic*friþu—
4Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “Wilfred”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic friþuz →
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