Where does “Norbert” come from?
Norbert (Hungarian) 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 “Norbert”, step by step
Norbert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German beraht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | beraht | bright |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *berht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |