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

  1. A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail...

Ancestry of “hauberk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhauberchauberk
2Late Latinalsbergum—
3Frankishhalsabergneck-covering armour; neck-cover
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hauberk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →