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Lúðvík

Proto-West Germanic roots

Language context for this entry: Icelandic

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Origin: Proto-West Germanic
1 language context: Icelandic
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lúðvík

Lúðvík is a masculine given name documented in Icelandic. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-West Germanic via Old Norse, Middle High German, and Old High German.

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Proto-West Germanic origin

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From Old Norse Lóðvík, from Middle High German Ludewig from Old High German Lūdwīg, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg.

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Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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German Wiktionary accountSource-reported[1] Von germanisch Hludwig aus germanisch hlud "Ruhm" und wig "Kämpfer".

[1] Von germanisch Hludwig aus germanisch hlud "Ruhm" und wig "Kämpfer".

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German Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

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Wikidata Q16421490CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
German Wiktionary: LúðvíkCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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