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Where does “Alarīcus” come from?

Alarīcus (Latin) comes from Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic Alarīks, 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.

Ancestry of “Alarīcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃—
2Proto-GermanicAlarīks—
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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