Where does “Arild” come from?

Arild (Swedish) comes from Swedish Arvid, from Old Swedish [[Arnvidh]], [[Arvidh]], from Old Norse Arnviðr, from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz.

Ancestry of “Arild”, step by step

Arild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Arvid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishArvid—
2Old Swedish[[Arnvidh]], [[Arvidh]]—
3Old NorseArnviðr—
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—

via Danish hellige Arrildz leye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhellige Arrildz leye—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Arôwiduz →Every word from Old Norse Arnviðr →Every word from Old Swedish [[Arnvidh]], [[Arvidh]] →