Widukind
German
Alternative forms
- Wittekind (archaic)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Saxon Widukind.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːduˌkɪnt/
Proper noun
Widukind m (proper noun, strong, genitive Widukinds or (with an article) Widukind)
- (history) Widukind (Saxon chieftain)
- a male given name of rare usage
Related terms
Old Saxon
Etymology
widu (“wood”) + kind (“child”). Compare Middle High German Witekint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiduˌkind/
Proper noun
Widukind m (indeclinable)
- (historical) the Saxon leader Widukind