English

Wilfrid

Wilfrid comes from Old English Wilfriþ.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of wil ‘will’ + friþ ‘peace’

Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘beloved, happy’

Proto-Germanic *friþuz ‘love, friendship’

Proto-West Germanic *friþu ‘peace’

Old English friþ ‘peace’

Every English word from Old English Wilfriþ

name A male given name from Old English, a less common form of Wilfred.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.