Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþigaizaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hrōþiz (“fame”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Hrōþigaizaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Hrōþigaizaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Hrōþigaizaz
vocative	*Hrōþigaiz
accusative	*Hrōþigaizą
genitive	*Hrōþigaizas, *Hrōþigaizis
dative	*Hrōþigaizai
instrumental	*Hrōþigaizō

Related terms

• *Hrōþiberhtaz
• *Hrōþiwulfaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþigaiʀ
  • Old English: Hrōþgār, Hrōðgār
    • → English: Hrothgar, Rothgar (learned)
  • Old Dutch: *Ruothgēr
  • Old High German: Ruodger
    • Middle High German: Ruedger
      • German: Rüdiger, Rütger
        • → Dutch: Rutger
      • → Medieval Latin: Ruodigerus (11th-12th C.), Rutkerus (12th C), Ruodegerus, Rŏdegerus, Rŏdgerus, Rudigerus (12-13th C.), Ruokerus, Ruogerus (12th and 14th C.), Ruodgerus, Rudgerus, Rudegerus (12th-14th C.), Rugderus (13th C.), Rugerus (13th-15th C.), Ruogerius, Ruegerus (14th C.)
  • → Latin: Rogerius
    • Old French: Rogier
    • Catalan: Roger
    • Spanish: Rogelio
    • French: Roger
    • Italian: Ruggero
    • → Middle Dutch: Rogier
      • Dutch: Rogier
    • → English: Roger, Rodger
• Old Norse: Hróðgeirr, Hróarr, ᚼᚱᚢᚦᚴᛅᛁᛦ (hruþkaiʀ)
  • Icelandic: Hróðgeir
  • Faroese: Róar
  • Norwegian: Rodgeir, Roar