Berhthold

Old High German Alternative forms goh Perhtold<ll:Bavarian><qq:8th C.> goh Perhtholt<ll:Alemannic><qq:8-9th C. > goh Perhtolt<ll:Bavarian,Alemannic><qq:8th-11th C. > goh Perahtolt Peractolt Peretolt<ll:Alemannic><qq:9th C.> goh Perhttolt<ll:Bavarian><qq:9th C.> goh Perechtolt Perectholt<ll:Alemannic><qq:10th C.> goh Pertholt<ll:Bavarian,Alemannic><qq:10th-11th C.> Etymology From goh gmw-pro *Berhtawald, from gmw-pro *berht bright *wald might 1. Equivalent to goh berht walt.383 b 125 berht~wald Cognate with ang Beorhtweald.Berchtwald 295 Ags. Beorhtweald. Nhd. Barthold, Bartolt, Bechtold, Berthold. Possible merger with a name containing goh hold loyal, friendly as the second element (perhaps compare goh Engilhult and osx Othelhulda), though this identification remains difficult to substantiate with certainty.HULTHA 927 Proper noun goh proper noun m goh male Descendants gmh Perihtolt<qq:11th C.> Pertolt Perhtolth<qq:11th-12th C.> Perhtolt Pertholt<qq:11th-13th C.> Perhtold<qq:11th-14th C.> Pertolth<qq:12th or 13th C.> Berhtolt<qq:12th-13th C.> Perthold<qq:12th-14th C.> de Berthold la-med Berahtoldus<qq:1007 > Bertoldus Bertholdus Peritholdus<qq:12th C.> Berhtoltus Berhtoldus Berehtoldus<qq:12th-13th C.> Pertholdus Perhtoldus<qq:11th-14th C.> Pertoldus Perchtoldus<qq:12th-14th C.> Perichtoldus Berchtoldus<qq:13th-14th C.> 1 la-ren Bertoldus Pertoldus Perchtoldus References