English
Millicent
Millicent comes from Old French Melisende, and goes back to Old High German Amalasuntha.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Amalasuntha
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Melisende
- EnglishtodayMillicent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Amalasuntha
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Melisende
- EnglishtodayMillicent
A compound of *amalą ‘hard work’ + *swinþaz ‘strong’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- ‘to seize, to tackle’
Proto-Germanic *amalą ‘hard work’
Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
Proto-Germanic *swinþaz ‘strong’
Every English word from Old High German Amalasuntha
Today it means
name A female given name from the Germanic languages used since the Middle Ages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German Amalasuntha / Millicent