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Where does “Hildericus” come from?

Hildericus (Latin) comes from Frankish Hildirīk, from Proto-Germanic Hildirīks, 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 “Hildericus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hildericus”

  • Hilderic
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