Etymology

Alaric

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Today it means: A historic king of the Visigoths. Full definition →

Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks) ← Proto-Germanic *Alarīks ← Proto-Celtic *rīxs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
  3. Proto-Germanic*allaz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  6. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  7. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  8. Proto-Germanic*Alarīks
  9. Gothic*𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks)
  10. English todayAlaric

From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.

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