Where does “Claude” come from?

Claude (French) comes from Latin Claudius, from Latin claudus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Claude (French): dumb; idiotic; sottish

Definitions

  1. dumb; idiotic; sottish

Ancestry of “Claude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinClaudiusA Roman gens name
2Latinclauduslimping, lame; crippled; halting, wavering,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “Claude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Latin claudus →Every word from Latin Claudius →