albert

The story

1. Proto-Germanic*aþalą
2. Proto-West Germanic*aþal
3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerHǵ-
4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
5. Proto-Germanic*berhtaz
6. Proto-West Germanic*berht
7. Proto-West Germanic*Aþalaberht
8. Old EnglishÆþelbeorht
9. LatinAlbertus
10. Old FrenchAlbert
11. English todayAlbert

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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