Where does “Clovis” come from?

Clovis (French) comes from Medieval Latin Clodovicus, from Frankish Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Clovis (French): notably of four Frankish kings

Definitions

  1. notably of four Frankish kings

Ancestry of “Clovis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinClodovicus—
2FrankishHlūdawīg—
3Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “Clovis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →