Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hildiberht

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hildi (“war”) +‎ *berht (“bright, shining”).

Proper noun

*Hildiberht m

a male given name

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Hildiberht(a)
Genitive	*Hildiberhtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Hildiberht(a)	—
Accusative	*Hildiberht(a)	—
Genitive	*Hildiberhtas	—
Dative	*Hildiberhtē	—
Instrumental	*Hildiberhtu	—

Descendants

Old English: Hildebeorht, Hildeberht
Old High German: Hiltiberht, Hiltiperht (Bavarian, 8th-9th C.), Hiltibreht (Alemannic), Hiltibraht (Rhine Franconian, 9-11th C.)
- Middle High German: Hiltipreht (11th-12th C.), Hiltpreht, Hiltpreth (12th C.)
- → Early Medieval Latin: Chyldebertus (699 CE), Hiltibertus (8th or 9th C.)
  - Medieval Latin: Hildibertus, Hiltebertus (12th C.), Hiltibertus (12th-15th C.)
→ French: Childebert