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

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

Related terms

• *Hrōþiwulfaz
• *Hrōþigaizaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Hrōþiberht
  • Old English: Hrōþberht, Hrōdberht
  • Old High German: Hruodperht
    • Middle High German: Ruoperht, Ruopreht
      • German: Rupert, Ruprecht
        • → Dutch: Robrecht
      • → English: Rupert
  • → Latin: Robertus (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: Hróbjartr
  • Icelandic: Hróbjartur
  • Faroese: Róðbjartur