Where does “Rolando” come from?
Rolando (Portuguese) comes from Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic Hrōþiland, from Proto-West Germanic hrōþi, from Proto-Germanic hrōþiz, from Proto-Indo-European kréh₃tis.
Ancestry of “Rolando”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Roland | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | Hrōþiland | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōþi | praise, fame, glory, renown |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrōþiz | praise, fame, glory, renown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kréh₃tis | — |