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Landry
Landry comes from Proto-Germanic *landą ‘land’, from *rīkijaz ‘mighty’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king, ruler’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rīxs‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīks‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīkijaz‘mighty’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Landry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king, ruler’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rīxs‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīks‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rīkijaz‘mighty’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*landą‘land’reconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Landry
Earliest quotation: 2025, Hannah Rabinowitz, Trump administration to open new ICE facility at notorious L: “It will have the capacity to house over 400…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, director, source, region, rule, direction, direct, correct, regular, address, dress, regime, radar, rank, arrangement, realm, rack, rogue, royalty, arrange, resurrection, regulate, interrogation, raj, ana, erect, regent, rake, rector, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rectum, regalia, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, régime, dirge, 95 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king, ruler’
real, royal, roy, rex, riches, regal, rani, rajah, riel, eldritch, 6 more
through Proto-Germanic *rīks ‘king’
through Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz ‘mighty’
through Proto-Germanic *landą ‘land’
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / Landry