Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Aþalberht

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.θɑ.lɑ.ˌberx.tɑz/

Proper noun

*Aþalberht m

1. a male given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Aþalberht (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Aþalberht
vocative	*Aþalberh
accusative	*Aþalberhų
genitive	*Aþalbirhiz
dative	*Aþalbirhi
instrumental	*Aþalberhē

Related terms

• *Aþalawulfaz
• *Hrōþiberhtaz

Descendants

• Old English: Æþelberht, Æþelbeorht, Æþelbert, Æþelbryht
  • → English: Ethelbert
• Old Saxon: Athalberht
• Frankish: *Athalaberht
  • Old Dutch: *Athalbert
    • Middle Dutch:
      • Dutch: Adelbert
  • → Latin: Adalbertus
    • → Old French: Albert, Elbert
      • French: Albert, Aubert
      • → Catalan: Albert
      • → English: Albert, Elbert
    • Catalan: Adalbert
    • Italian: Adalberto
    • Portuguese: Adalberto
    • Spanish: Adalberto
• Old High German: Adalberaht, Adalbert
  • Middle High German:
    • German: Albrecht, Adelbert