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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Heidentrude f. The prototheme is disputed (cf. Brechenmacher s.n. Heidenreich), and may be Old High German heida 'heath, heather' or Old High German heidano 'heathen'. The deuterotheme is Proto-Germanic *þrūþ 'strength' or Proto-Germanic *trut 'maiden'.

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● 1258 Heidentrude (abl) hennes-vol1 172
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Heidentrude". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Heidentrude.