Where does “haubert” come from?
haubert (Middle French) comes from Old French hauberc, from Late Latin alsbergum, from Frankish halsaberg, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.
haubert (Middle French): coat of chainmail
Ancestry of “haubert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | hauberc | hauberk |
| 2 | Late Latin | alsbergum | — |
| 3 | Frankish | halsaberg | neck-covering armour; neck-cover |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hals | neck, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halsaz | neck, throat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kólsos | — |