Etymology

hauberk

hau·berk
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Today it means: A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. Full definition →

Middle English hauberk ← Old French hauberc ← Frankish *halsaberg
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The story

  1. Frankish · derived from*halsaberg“neck-cover”
  2. Old French · derived fromhauberc
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhauberk
  4. English todayhauberk

From Middle English hauberk, from Old French hauberc, from Frankish *halsaberg (“neck-cover”).

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