Where does “hauberc” come from?

hauberc (Old French) comes from Late Latin alsbergum, from Frankish halsaberg, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hauberc (Old French): hauberk

Definitions

  1. hauberk

Ancestry of “hauberc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinalsbergum—
2Frankishhalsabergneck-covering armour; neck-cover
3Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hauberc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →