English
Edwin
Edwin comes from Old English Ēadwine, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Audawinizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Audawinireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Ēadwine
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Edwin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Audawinizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Audawinireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Ēadwine
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Edwin
Earliest quotation: 2025, Priscilla Alvarez, Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforce: “Aside from a ticket for driving without a license,…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz
Today it means
name A male given name from Old English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz / Edwin