Given name
Dryhtweald
“war band, troop”·“might, authority”
Dryhtweald is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dryhtweald is built from elements meaning “war band, troop” and “might, authority”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Druhtiwald, built from Proto-West Germanic *druhti (“war band, troop”) + *wald (“might, authority”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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