Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Rīkaharduz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

Descendants

Old Frankish: *Rīkahard
- Latin: Richardus
  - Old French: Richard
    - French: Richard
    - Middle English: Rycharde
      - English: Richard
  - Italian: Riccardo
Old High German: Rīcohard, *Rīhhart
- German: Rikard
Old Norse: Ríkharðr
- Icelandic: Ríkharður

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