Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Erknabalþ

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) +‎ *balþ (“strong, bold”).

Noun

*Erknabalþ m

A male given name

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Erknabalþ
Genitive	*Erknabalþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Erknabalþ	Erknabalþō, Erknabalþōs
Accusative	*Erknabalþ	*Erknabalþā
Genitive	*Erknabalþas	*Erknabalþō
Dative	*Erknabalþē	*Erknabalþum
Instrumental	*Erknabalþu	*Erknabalþum

Descendants

Old English: Eorcenbald
Old High German: Erchimbold, Erkenbald, Erchanbald, Erkanbald
→ Latin: Archibaldus
- → Old French: Archaunbault
  - → English: Archibald, Archie, Archy
    - French: Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud
- Italian: Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo
- Portuguese: Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo
- Spanish: Archibaldo