Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Helparīks

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *helpaną (“help, aid, assistance”) +‎ *rīks (“king, ruler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.pɑ.ˌriːks/

Proper noun

*Helparīks m

1. a male given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Helparīks (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Helparīks
vocative	*Helparīk
accusative	*Helparīkų
genitive	*Helparīkiz
dative	*Helparīki
instrumental	*Helparīkē

Related terms

• *Friþurīks
• *Þeudarīks
• *Hildirīks
• *Gaizarīks

Descendants

• Old English: Helprīċ
• Frankish: *Helparīk
  • → Latin: Chilpericus
    • Old French: Chilperic
      • French: Chilpéric
        • → English: Chilperic
        • → German: Chilperich
• Burgundian:
  • → Latin: Chilpericus
    • Old French: Chilperic
      • French: Chilpéric
        • → English: Chilperic
        • → German: Chilperich
• Old Norse: Hjalprekr
• Gothic or Suevic:
  • → Latin: Ilpericus
    • Galician: Alperiz

References

• Piel, Joseph M., Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. 117.