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

Hildericus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish Hildirīk

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

via Vandalic Hildirix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VandalicHildirix—

Words derived from “Hildericus”

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