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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþirīks

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hrōþiz (“fame”) +‎ *rīks (“king, ruler”).

Proper noun

*Hrōþirīks m

  1. a male given name

Declension
consonant stemDeclension of *Hrōþirīks (consonant stem)
singular
nominative *Hrōþirīks
vocative *Hrōþirīk
accusative *Hrōþirīkų
genitive *Hrōþirīkiz
dative *Hrōþirīki
instrumental *Hrōþirīkē

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþirīk
    • Old English: Hrēþrīċ
      • → English: Hrethric (learned)
    • Old High German: Hrōderich, Rōderich, Ruoderich, Ruodrich
      • → Middle Low German: Roderich
        • → German: Roderich
          • → Swedish: Rodrik[1]
        • → English: Roderick
  • Old Norse:
    • Old West Norse: Hrórekr, Hrœrekr
      • Icelandic: Hrærekur
      • Norwegian: Rørek
    • Old East Norse: Hrø̄rīkʀ, Rǫrekr
      • Old Swedish: Rø̄rik
        • → Old East Slavic: Рюрикъ (Rjurikŭ)[1]
          • Russian: Рю́рик (Rjúrik)
            • → Danish: Rurik
              • → Icelandic: Rúrik (partially from English)
            • → English: Ruric, Rurik
            • → Swedish: Rurik
  • Gothic: *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks)

References
  1. Hellquist, Elof (1922) “Rodrik”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 651
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