English
Raymond
Raymond comes from Old French Raimund, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginamunduzreconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Raginmundreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Raimund
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Raymond
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginamunduzreconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Raginmundreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Raimund
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Raymond
Earliest quotation: 1886, Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Belgravia Magazi: “An uncle of mine whose name was Cecil Jeffery…”
A compound of *raginą ‘advice’ + *mundō ‘protection’
Proto-Indo-European *Hrek- ‘to speak’
Proto-Germanic *raginą ‘advice’
Proto-Indo-European meh₂- ‘to beckon’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂-nt-éh₂ ‘the beckoning one’
Proto-Germanic *mundō ‘protection’
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz / Raymond