Where does “halsbergus” come from?

halsbergus (Latin) comes from Frankish halsaberg, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsbergus (Latin): hauberk, neck-covering armour

Definitions

  1. hauberk, neck-covering armour

Ancestry of “halsbergus”, step by step

halsbergus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish halsaberg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhalsabergneck-covering armour; neck-cover
2Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Old High German halsberg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhalsbergnecklace, armour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →
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