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Let's GoEtymology
From Pre-Germanic *bʰer(H)ǵtos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *berxtos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈberx.tɑz/
Adjective
*berhtaz
- bright, shining
[…] from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from French/Norman Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the […]