Where does “Adalbert” come from?

Adalbert (German) comes from Old High German beraht, from Proto-Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Adalbert”, step by step

Adalbert traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German beraht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanberahtbright
2Proto-Germanic*berht—
3Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Old High German adal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
2Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
3Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Old High German berht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanberhtbright
2Proto-West Germanicberhtbright

Words derived from “Adalbert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →