English
Hubert
Hubert comes from Old French Hubert.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Hubert
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Hubert
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of *hugiz ‘mind’ + *berhtaz ‘bright, famous’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- ‘to be able, capable’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱk-í-s ~ *ḱk-éy-s
Proto-Germanic *hugiz ‘mind’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
Proto-Germanic *berhtaz ‘bright, famous’
Every English word from Old French Hubert
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French Hubert / Hubert