English
Roger
Roger comes from Latin Rogerius, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Hrōþigaizazreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERogerius
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Rogier
- Englishearliest quotation 1591Roger
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Hrōþigaizazreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERogerius
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Rogier
- Englishearliest quotation 1591Roger
Earliest quotation: 1591, William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]: “By her I claim the kingdom: she was heir…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz
Today it means
noun radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz / Roger