English
Hubble
Hubble comes from Old Northern French Hubald, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Hugibaldreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Hucbalt
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400Hubald
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Hubble
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Hugibaldreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Hucbalt
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400Hubald
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Hubble
Earliest quotation: 2021, Don Lincoln: “Unlike the Hubble telescope, which orbits a few hundred…”
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald
Today it means
name An English surname transferred from the given name derived from the Norman French given name Hubald.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald / Hubble