Where does “filoberht” come from?

filoberht (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch filo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

filoberht (Old Dutch): very bright

Definitions

  1. very bright

Ancestry of “filoberht”, step by step

filoberht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch filo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfilo—
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old Dutch *berht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*berht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →