English
Waldemar
Waldemar comes from German Waldemar, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *wald.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waldreconstructed
- Germanc. 1650–presentWaldemar
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*waldreconstructed
- Germanc. 1650–presentWaldemar
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
Earliest quotation: 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe: “If, as a stranger in our land, you should…”
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *wald
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *wald / Waldemar