Name Element ÞRŪÞIZ

Type Word & Element
Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "strength" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesþryþ(Anglo-Saxon) þruþi(Frankish) drud(Old High German) þrúðr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsGertruda(Czech) Geertruida, Gertrudis, Gertruida(Dutch) Gertrude(English) Kertu(Estonian) Kerttu(Finnish) Gertrude(French) Gertraud, Gertrud, Gertrude(German) Gertrud, Gertrudis, Geredrudis(Germanic) Gertrúd(Hungarian) Þrúður(Icelandic) Geltrude(Italian) Gertrūda(Lithuanian) Gaizaþrūþiz(Old Germanic) Thrud, Þrúðr(Old Norse) Gertruda(Polish) Gertrudes(Portuguese) Gertrúda(Slovak) Gertrudis(Spanish) Gertrud(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 548.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 428.
Entry added December 7, 2022