Where does “Arnold” come from?

Arnold (German) comes from Old High German arn, from Proto-Germanic azaniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)h₁es-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Ancestry of “Arnold”, step by step

Arnold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German arn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarneagle
2Proto-Germanicazanizsummer; harvest, harvest time
3Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Old High German waltan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaltanto rule; rule, govern
2Proto-Germanic*waldan—
3Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Germanic azaniz →