Etymograph

English

Theudebert

Theudebert comes from Medieval Latin Theudebertus, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Þeudōberhtaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Þeudōberhtazreconstructed
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Theudebertus
  3. EnglishtodayTheudebert

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Þeudōberhtazreconstructed
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Theudebertus
  3. EnglishtodayTheudebert

A compound of *þeudō ‘people’ + *berhtaz ‘bright, shining’

Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to be strong’

Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ ‘tribe’

Proto-Germanic *þeudō ‘people’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s

Proto-Germanic *berhtaz ‘bright, shining’

Today it means

name A male given name from the Germanic languages, of historical usage.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Þeudōberhtaz / Theudebert