Where does “Jadwiga” come from?

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanHaduwig—
2Proto-GermanicHaþuwīgą—
3Proto-Germanichaþuzbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Jadwiga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic haþuz →