Where does “Chilpericus” come from?

Chilpericus (Latin) comes from Frankish Helparīk, from Proto-Germanic Helparīks, 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.

Chilpericus (Latin): Several historical kings of the Franks and Burgundians

Definitions

  1. Several historical kings of the Franks and Burgundians

Ancestry of “Chilpericus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishHelparīk—
2Proto-GermanicHelparīks—
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-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 →