Where does “Clovis” come from?
Clovis (Norman) comes from Medieval Latin Clodovicus, from Frankish Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Clovis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | Clodovicus | — |
| 2 | Frankish | Hlūdawīg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |