Herbert
English
/ˈhɝbɚt/, /ˈhɜːbət/
proper noun
Definitions
- In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
Etymology
Derived from Old French Herbert derived from Frankish *Hari-bercht compound from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (army, warrior, commander, host) + Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (bright, shining, famous).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz
Gloss
bright, shining, famous
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bertram English
- Gilbert English
- Lambert English
- Karjala Finnish
- Lutheranus Latin
- Hermann German
- Berto Italian
- *bʰereg- Proto-Indo-European
- *ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *koryos Proto-Indo-European
- *kóryos Proto-Indo-European
- *Gunþiharjaz Proto-Germanic
- *Harjamēraz Proto-Germanic
- *Harjawaldaz Proto-Germanic
- *Ingwaz Proto-Germanic
- *berhtaz Proto-Germanic
- *harjaz Proto-Germanic
- *harjōną Proto-Germanic
- *maginą Proto-Germanic
- *īwaz Proto-Germanic
- bryht Old English
- Gunnarr Old Norse
- bjartr Old Norse
- heri Old Norse
- herr Old Norse
- Herbert Old French
- Herbert Cebuano
- heri Old High German
- Heri Faroese
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 Gothic
- *berht gmw-pro
- *hari gmw-pro
- *karja Proto-Finnic
- *Hari-bercht Frankish
- *heriberga Frankish
- here Old Frisian
- ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ Proto-Norse
- ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ Proto-Norse