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Where does “Hildirīks” come from?

Hildirīks (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Hildirīks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
2Proto-Celticrīxsking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Hildirīks”

  • Hilderic
  • Childericus
  • Hildericus
  • Hildirīk
  • Hildirix
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