Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Synonym of Albert chain.
name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA male given name from the Germanic languages. · A surname originating as a patronymic. · A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France. · A constituency in Belize
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *aþalą Proto-West Germanic *aþal Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Proto-West Germanic *berht Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht Old English Æþelbeorht Latin Albertusder. Old French Albertder. English Albert From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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- Inherited-form mentionÆþelbeorhtang
- Inherited-form mention*Aþalaberhtgmw-pro
- Derivation mentionAlbertfro
- Derivation mentionAlbertusla
- Doublet mentionEthelberten
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