Where does “Æþelþryþ” come from?

Æþelþryþ (Old English) comes from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

Ancestry of “Æþelþryþ”, step by step

Æþelþryþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æþel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
2Old Englishæþelenoble
3Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Old English þryþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþryþstrength, power, force
2Proto-Germanicþrūþizstrength
3Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Æþelþryþ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-alEvery word from Proto-Germanic aþalą