Etymograph

English

Lothair

Lothair comes from Medieval Latin Lotharius, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz ‘loud, famous’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlūdaz‘loud, famous’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Hlūdaharjazreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Hlūdharireconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Lotharius
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentLothaire
  6. EnglishtodayLothair

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hlūdaz‘loud, famous’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Hlūdaharjazreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Hlūdharireconstructed
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Lotharius
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentLothaire
  6. EnglishtodayLothair

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz ‘loud, famous’

loud, umlaut, 3 more

Today it means

name A male given name from French Lothaire

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz / Lothair