Etymology

Edrick

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Today it means: A male given name from Old English, variant of Edric. Full definition →

Old English Ēadrīc ← Proto-West Germanic *Audarīk ← Proto-Germanic *Audarīks
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  4. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  5. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  6. Proto-Germanic*Audarīks
  7. Proto-West Germanic*Audarīk
  8. Old EnglishĒadrīc
  9. English todayEdrick

From Old English Ēadrīc, from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”).

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishĒadrīc all →

Edric

Proto-Germanic*Audarīks all →

Edric

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