Where does “Heinrich” come from?

Heinrich (German) comes from Old High German Heimrih, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, 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.

Heinrich (German): German given name; Henry

Definitions

  1. German given name; Henry

Ancestry of “Heinrich”, step by step

Heinrich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German Heimrih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanHeimrih—
2Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old High German heim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
2Proto-West Germanichaimhome
3Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “Heinrich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →