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Where does “Haduwig” come from?

Haduwig (Old High German) comes 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 “Haduwig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicHaþuwīgą—
2Proto-Germanichaþuzbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Haduwig”

  • Hedwig
  • Hedwig
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