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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Voldiměrъ

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology

Superficially a compound of *vold- + *-měrъ. In both structure and semantics, the name is strikingly similar to the Germanic Waldemar, Woldemar (pre-Old High German *waldimӕ̄r-), for which reason some sources speculate it may be a borrowing or adaptation of that name.[1]

Proper noun

*Voldiměrъ m

  1. a male given name, Vladimir

Inflection

Descendants

  • Non-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: valdýmiers
    • Romanian: Vladimir

References

  1. Boris Paraschkewow, Wörter und Namen gleicher Herkunft und Struktur (2004, →ISBN), page 377
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