English
Henry
Henry comes from Middle English Henry, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Haimarīksreconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Haimrikreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Henry
- Englishearliest quotation 1591same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Haimarīksreconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Haimrikreconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Henry
- Englishearliest quotation 1591same form
Earliest quotation: 1591, William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry the Sixt: “And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks / Henry