Etymology

Edith

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Today it means: A female given name from Old English. Full definition →

Old English Ēadġȳþ ← Proto-Germanic *audaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*audaz“wealth, riches”
  2. Old English · inherited fromĒadġȳþ
  3. English todayEdith

Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*audaz all →

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