dirk etymology

Etymology:

• Germanic *Þeud(a)-rīk "people's ruler" (compare Dutch Diederik, German Dieterich, Swedish Didrik).

Meaning:

• "People's ruler" or "ruler of the people"

Origin:

• Dutch: Dirk, Dirc
• German: Dietrich, Dieter
• Swedish: Didrik
• Frisian: Dirk
• Danish: Diderik
• Norwegian: Didrik
• Icelandic: Þiðrikur

Variations:

• Derk
• Dirkie
• Derry
• Dich
• Dick
• Derrick
• Diederik
• Dieter
• Dietrich
• Diederich
• Diderick
• Doric
• Durach

dirk relate terms

• Dietrich

  Etymology and Origin of Dietrich Meaning Ruler of the people or ruler of the tribe

• Teutonic

  Etymology From Middle English Teutonic from Latin Theutonicus from Greek Teutōnikos

• Theodoric

  Etymology Theodoric is a Germanic name derived from the following elements Theo Mean

• knife

  Etymology The word knife comes from the Old English word cnif which is derived from

• guild

  Etymology Old English gild Anglo Saxon gildan meaning to pay or to contribute

• rickets

  Etymology Origin Middle English rekkets 16th century Etymology From Old English wri

• dagger

  Etymology Old English dægger Middle English dagger Old French dague Latin daca

• ragged

  Etymology The word ragged comes from the Middle English word ragged which is derived

• court

  Etymology The word court originates from the Old French word cort which in turn deri

• talent

  Etymology The word talent has two distinct etymologies Greek τάλαντον Mea

• balance

  Etymology Middle English balaunce from Old French balance from Latin bilanx bilance

• hail

  Etymology The word hail comes from the Proto Germanic root hagul meaning hailstone

• censor

  Etymology Late Latin censere to assess a tax Latin census assessment registration