Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Rīkaharduz

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 *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriː.kɑ.ˌxɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*Rīkaharduz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Rīkaharduz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Rīkaharduz
vocative	*Rīkahardu
accusative	*Rīkahardų
genitive	*Rīkahardauz
dative	*Rīkahardiwi
instrumental	*Rīkahardū

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Rīkahard
- Old High German: Rīcohard, Rīhhart, Richart (8th-11th C. CE), Hrichart (8th or 9th C. CE), Rihart, Hrihhart (9th C. CE)
  - Middle High German: Rihard, Rihart, Richhart, Richcart, Richkart, Rihcart, Rihkart
    - German: Richard, Rikard
    - → Estonian: Rihard
  - → Medieval Latin: Richardus, Rihhardus (11th C.), Ricardo (12th C.), Richardis, Richcardis, Richhardus (12th-13th C.)
    - Old French: Richart, Richard
      - French: Richard
      - → Middle English: Rycharde
        English: Richard
    - Italian: Riccardo
    - Portuguese: Ricardo
    - Spanish: Ricardo
    - → Lithuanian: Rikardas, Ričardas
    - → Polish: Ryszard
Old Norse: Ríkharðr
- Icelandic: Ríkharður