Etymology

Ronald

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages. Full definition →

English Reynoldinflu. ← Scottish Gaelic Raghnall ← Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hrek-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*raginą
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wl̥h₁-t-
  5. Proto-Germanic*wulþǭder.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wélH-dʰe-ti
  8. Proto-Indo-European*we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
  9. Proto-Germanic*waldaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*waldaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*Raginawaldaz
  12. Old NorseRǫgnvaldr
  13. Scottish GaelicRaghnall
  14. EnglishReynoldinflu.
  15. English todayRonald

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseRǫgnvaldr all →

Reynold

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