Proto-West Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “famous + fight, battle”
Derived from Old High German Ludhuwīg, from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg.
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- Wiktionary: LudwikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: LudwikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: LudwikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: LudwikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia (pl): LudwikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

