Where does “Hilbert” come from?
Hilbert (Middle English) comes from Old English hild, from Proto-West Germanic hildi, from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.
Ancestry of “Hilbert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hild | battle, war |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hildi | battle, fight |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hildiz | battle, fight |