Where does “Robert” come from?
Robert (German) comes from Middle High German Robert, from Latin Robertus, from Frankish Hrodebert, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþiberhtaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Ancestry of “Robert”, step by step
Robert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German Robert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Robert | — |
| 2 | Latin | Robertus | — |
| 3 | Frankish | Hrodebert | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Hrōþiberhtaz | shining glory |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via French robert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | robert | tit |