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

1. (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
  • German: Hildegard
    • → English: Hildegard
    • → Polish: Hildegarda
    • → Swedish: Hildegard
• → Faroese: Hildigarð, Hildigerð
• → Old French: Hildegarde
  • Middle French: Hildegarde
    • French: Hildegarde
    • → English: Hildegarde
• → Spanish: Hildegarda