英语词汇audrey的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	audrey
词源	Audrey fem. proper name, 13c., from earlier Aldreda (11c.), contracted from Etheldreda, a Latinized form of Old English Æðelðryð, literally "noble might," from æðele "noble" (see atheling) + ðryð "strength, might," from Proto-Germanic thruthitho- "strength" (source also of Old Norse Þruðr, name of the daughter of Thor). Popularized by the reputation of Saint Etheldreda, queen of Northumbria and foundress of the convent at Ely. Entries linking to audrey* atheling n. "member of a noble family," Old English æðling, from æðel "noble family, race, ancestry; nobility, honor," related to Old English æðele "noble," from Proto-Germanic athala- (cognates: Old Frisian edila "(great-)grandfather," Old Saxon athali "noble descent, property," Old High German adal "noble family"), which is perhaps from PIE at-al- "race, family," from at(i)- "over, beyond, super" + al- "to nourish." With suffix -ing "belonging to." A common Germanic word, cognates include Old Saxon ediling, Old Frisian etheling, Old High German adaling. Etheldred Anglo-Saxon fem. proper name, Old English Æðelðryð, literally "of noble strength" (see Audrey). atheling (n.)EtheldredMildredtawdry (adj.) updated on January 16, 2019
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