Adalheid

Old High German

Etymology

Traditionally given as Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) +‎ *haiduz (“character”), although the form and gender match Old High German heid (“heath”), Proto-Germanic *haiþī (“heath, pasture”) instead.[1]

Proper noun

Adalheid f

  1. (Bavarian) a female given name

Declension

Declension of Adalheid (feminine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative Adalheid Adalheidi
accusative Adalheid Adalheidi
genitive Adalheidi Adalheido
dative Adalheidi Adalheidim, Adalheiden

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Adalhaith, Adelheith, Alheith, Alheid, Halhaid
  • → Latin: Adalheidis

References

  1. ^ Freise, Eckhard, Geuenich, Dieter, Wollasch, Joachim, editors (1986), “a 79 athal/haith”, in “II. Lemmatisiertes Personennamenregister”, in Das Martyrolog-Necrolog von St. Emmeram zu Regensburg (Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Libri memoriales et necrologia; III) (in German), Hannover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, Register, page 145
  • Sigmund Herzberg-Fränkel, editor (1904), “I: Dioecesis Salisburgensis: Regiones Salisburgensis et Bavarica”, in Necrologia Germaniae (Monumenta Germaniae Historica) (in Latin), Tomvs II Dioecesis Salisbvrgensis, Berolini: Apvd Weidmannos, →ISBN, →OCLC, Liber confraternitatum vetustior (784-11th C.), Monumenta Necrologica Monasterii S. Petri Salisburgensis, page 6
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