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Where does “Mathilde” come from?

Mathilde (Old French) comes from Old High German maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Mathilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmahtmight
2Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Mathilde”

  • Matilda
  • Tilly
  • grimalkin
  • Malde
  • malkin
  • merkin
  • Matilda
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