English
Theoderic
Theoderic comes from Late Latin Theodericus.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CETheodericusby way of Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃
- EnglishtodayTheoderic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CETheodericusby way of Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃
- EnglishtodayTheoderic
A compound of *þeudō ‘people’ + *rīks ‘king’
Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong’
Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ ‘tribe’
Proto-Germanic *þeudō ‘people’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king, ruler’
Proto-Celtic *rīxs ‘king’
Proto-Germanic *rīks ‘king’
The story
Etymologically unrelated to English Theodore from Koine Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”), although medieval conflation of the Germanic and Hellenic names may have given rise to variant spelling Theodoric.
Every English word from Late Latin Theodericus
Today it means
name A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 CE), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin Theodericus / Theoderic