Where does “Берн” come from?

Берн (Bulgarian) comes from German Bern, from German Bernd, from German Bernhard, from Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “Берн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBern
2GermanBerndan anon
3GermanBernhardBernard
4Old High GermanBernhart
5Old High Germanharthard
6Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
7Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
8Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
9Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-
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