Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Hildigardu

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 (“battle”) +‎ *gard (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

*Hildigardu f

(Elbe Germanic, Frankish) a female given name, equivalent to English Hildegard

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Hildigardu
Genitive	*Hildigardā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Hildigardu	—
Accusative	*Hildigardā	—
Genitive	*Hildigardā	—
Dative	*Hildigardē	—
Instrumental	*Hildigardu	—

Descendants

Old High German: Hildigard, Hiltigart[1]
- German: Hildegard
  - → English: Hildegard
  - → Polish: Hildegarda
  - → Swedish: Hildegard
→ Faroese: Hildigarð, Hildigerð
→ Old French: Hildegarde
- Middle French: Hildegarde
  - French: Hildegarde
  - → English: Hildegarde
→ Spanish: Hildegarda

References

Altdeutsches Namenbuch, col. 673 (p. 352 of the PDF file)

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[1] Altdeutsches Namenbuch, col. 673 (p. 352 of the PDF file)