Where does “Jadviga” come from?
Jadviga (Latvian) comes from Polish Jadwiga, from Old High German Haduwig, from Proto-Germanic Haþuwīgą, from Proto-Germanic haþuz, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “Jadviga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | Jadwiga | — |
| 2 | Old High German | Haduwig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Haþuwīgą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haþuz | battle, fight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₃tus | fight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |