*Alarīks

Runic: ᚨᛚᚨᚱᛁᚲᛊ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.lɑ.ˌriːks/

proper noun · masculine · consonant stem

Meanings

a male given name, literally ‘ruler of all’

Etymology

From *ala- + *rīks, a Germanic dithematic personal name meaning ‘ruler of all’ (Andersson 2003: 593, 605; Andersson 2009: 11; Schönfeld 1911: s.v. Alaricus). The name is attested in Latin as Alaricus, especially as the name of the Visigothic kings Alaric I and Alaric II; Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*Alareiks) is reconstructed rather than directly attested. The second element, from *rīks, was probably borrowed from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs; compare Gaulish -rix, Old Irish rí, Latin rēx, and Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan-) (Kroonen 2013: 412–13).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.Alarīks–
Acc.Alarīkų–
Gen.Alarīkiz–
Dat.Alarīki–
Inst.Alarīkē–
Voc.Alarīk–

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Descendants

  • *Alarīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Alarike (Middle Dutch)
      • Alarik (Dutch)
  • *Alarīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Alarich (German)
  • *Alarīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • Alrīċa (Old English)
      • Alrich, Aldrich (Middle English)
  • Alrekr, Alríkr (Old Norse)
    • Alrekur (Icelandic)
  • *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks) (Gothic)
    • Alarīcus (Latin)
      • Alaric (English)

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