English
Talbot
Talbot comes from Old French talebot ‘bandit’, and goes back to Old High German *Talbald.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050*Talbaldreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400talebot‘bandit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500talbot
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Talbot
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050*Talbaldreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400talebot‘bandit’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500talbot
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Talbot
Earliest quotation: 2016, Hilary Bird, Baby named Sahaiʔa prompts changes to Vital Statistics Act: “Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014.…”
A compound of tal ‘valley, dale’ + bald ‘bold, courageous’
Proto-Germanic *dalą ‘valley, dale’
Proto-West Germanic *dal ‘valley, dale’
Old High German tal ‘valley, dale’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’
Proto-Germanic *balþaz ‘strong, bold’
Proto-West Germanic *balþ ‘bold, brave’
Old High German bald ‘bold, courageous’
Every English word from Old High German *Talbald
Today it means
name An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German *Talbald / Talbot