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Where does “Eduardo” come from?

Eduardo (Esperanto) comes from Proto-Germanic Audawarduz, from Proto-Germanic warþō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Eduardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicAudawarduzA male given name
2Proto-Germanicwarþōguardian, watchman
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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