Clovis
French
proper noun
Definitions
- notably of four Frankish kings.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Clodovicus derived from Frankish *Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg.
Origin
Frankish
*Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Clovis English
- Ludwig English
- Clodovicus Latin
- Ludwig German
- Lodewijk Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European
- *hlūdaz Proto-Germanic
- hlūda(z), *hlūdaz Proto-Germanic
- ルートヴィヒ Japanese
- Ludvík Czech
- Lodewijc Middle Dutch
- *Hlūtwīg Old High German
- Ludhuwīg Old High German
- Ludvík Faroese
- Clovis Norman
- *Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg Frankish
- Koldo Basque