Where does “Ordric” come from?

Ordric (Old English) comes from Old English ord, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “Ordric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishordpoint; point of origin, beginning; front;...
2Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
3Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd →
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