Etymology

Edwin

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

Old English Ēadwine ← Proto-West Germanic *Audawini ← Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*Audawiniz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*Audawini
  3. Old English · inherited fromĒadwine
  4. English todayEdwin

Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian Audun, and the Lombard king's name Audoin (French Ouen).

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