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Where does “Friþurīk” come from?

Friþurīk (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic Friþurīks, 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.

Friþurīk (Proto-West Germanic): A male given name

Definitions

  1. A male given name

Ancestry of “Friþurīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicFriþurīkspeaceful ruler; peace king, peaceful ruler; prace...
2Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Friþurīk”

  • Frederick
  • Fritz
  • Fritzie
  • Frederician
  • фриц
  • Fritz
  • Friedrich
  • Frederick
  • Fridurih
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