Where does “*Hildifriþu” come from?

*Hildifriþu (Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic hildi, from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.

Ancestry of “*Hildifriþu”, step by step

*Hildifriþu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hildi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichildibattle, fight
2Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

via Germanic *friþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*friþu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hildiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hildi →