Etymology

Rosalind

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

Proto-Germanic *hrussą
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrussą“horse”
  2. English todayRosalind

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*hrussą all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.