Etymology

Vortigern

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Today it means: A male given name from Proto-Brythonic, of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler. Full definition →

Late Latin Vortigernus ← Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern ← Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Uɸortigernos
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Gworθɨɣern
  3. Late Latin · borrowed fromVortigernus
  4. English todayVortigern

Borrowed from Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos, from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”).

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