Where does “Theobald” come from?
Theobald comes from Old French Tibaut, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Ancestry of “Theobald”, step by step
Theobald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *Þeudubalþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *Þeudubalþ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *balþ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old French Theobald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | Theobald | — |