Where does “Rodríguez” come from?

Rodríguez (Galician) comes from Galician Rodrigo, from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþirīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Rodríguez (Galician): (the most common Galician surname)

Definitions

  1. (the most common Galician surname)

Ancestry of “Rodríguez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianRodrigoRoderick
2Gothic*𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃—
3Proto-GermanicHrōþirīks—
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →