Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Aþalamār

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 *aþal (“noble”) +‎ *mār (“famous”).

Proper noun

*Aþalamār m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Old English: Æþelmær
    • English: Elmer; Aylmer
  • Old Dutch: *Athalmār
  • Old High German: Adalmār
  • → Latin: Adalmarus (France, 9th C.), Adelmarus (Lombardy, 10th C.)

References

  • Guérard, Benjamin Edme Charles, editor (1844), Polyptyque de l'abbé Irminon‎[1] (in French and Latin), Tome Second, Paris: Imprimerie royale, page 212
  • “Documenti Veneziani: Venezia 9”, in SAAME – Storia e Archeologia Alto Medioevo – Centro Interuniversitario‎[2] (in Italian), 928 CE: “Notekerius, vescovo di Verona e figlio di Adelmarus di origine longobarda, dona al monastero di San Zaccaria, sito nelle Venezie, per la salvezza della sua anima e del defunto Ingelfredus ...”
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