Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Hrōþiberhtaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *hrōþiz (fame) +‎ *berhtaz (bright, shining).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɔː.θi.ˌberx.tɑz/

Proper noun

*Hrōþiberhtaz m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Hrōþiberhtaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Hrōþiberhtaz
vocative *Hrōþiberht
accusative *Hrōþiberhtą
genitive *Hrōþiberhtas, *Hrōþibirhtis
dative *Hrōþiberhtai
instrumental *Hrōþiberhtō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþiberht
    • Old English: Hrōþberht, Hrōdberht
    • Old Dutch: Robrecht
    • Old High German: Ruodberht
      • Middle High German: Rodpreth, Rǒdpreht (11th or 12th C), Ruotpreht, Ruotpreth (11th C.), Ruodpreht (11th-12th C.), Rǒdpret, Ruotbreht (12th C.), Rupreht, Ruopreht (12th-13th C.), Ruoperht (forms with uo are sometimes written with the o above the u)
      • Early Medieval Latin: Hrodperhtus (8th C.), Ruodbertus (9th C.)
        • Medieval Latin: Rupertus (12th or 13th-15th C.), Rubertus (12th or 13th C.), Ruodbertus, Ruodpertus (11th-13th C.), Rudbertus (12th-15th C.), Rudpertus (12th or 13th C.), Růtbertus (12th C.), Ruodibertus, Rudubertus (13th C.) (forms with uo are sometimes written with the o above the u)
    • Medieval Latin: Robertus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: Hróbjartr