Where does “Limougeaud” come from?

Limougeaud (French) comes from French -aud, from Middle French -aud, from Old French -alt, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Limougeaud (French): someone from Limoges

Definitions

  1. someone from Limoges

Ancestry of “Limougeaud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-audA suffix appended to forenames, especially those...
2Middle French-aud
3Old French-alt
4Frankish-wald
5Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
6Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
7Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-Every word from Frankish -waldEvery word from Proto-Germanic waldaną