Where does “Roland” come from?

Roland (French) comes from Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic Hrōþiland, from Proto-West Germanic hrōþi, from Proto-Germanic hrōþiz, from Proto-Indo-European kréh₃tis.

Ancestry of “Roland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchRoland—
2Proto-West GermanicHrōþiland—
3Proto-West Germanichrōþipraise, fame, glory, renown
4Proto-Germanichrōþizpraise, fame, glory, renown
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréh₃tis—

Words derived from “Roland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrōþiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrōþi →