Where does “hauberk” come from?
Hauberk comes from Old French hauberc, from Frankish halsaberg, a compound of Proto-West Germanic hals and a word derived from Proto-Germanic berganą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-.
hauberk (English): A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail...
Definitions
- A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail...
Ancestry of “hauberk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | hauberc | hauberk |
| 2 | Late Latin | alsbergum | — |
| 3 | Frankish | halsaberg | neck-covering armour; neck-cover |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |