Where does “Rimbaud” come from?
Rimbaud (French) comes from Old French Rainbaut, from Proto-Germanic Raginabalþaz, from Proto-Germanic raginą, from Proto-Indo-European Hrokéno-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrok-.
Ancestry of “Rimbaud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Rainbaut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Raginabalþaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raginą | decision, advice, counsel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrokéno- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrok- | — |