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

Definitions

  1. coat of chainmail

Ancestry of “haubert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhauberchauberk
2Late Latinalsbergum—
3Frankishhalsabergneck-covering armour; neck-cover
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →