Where does “Bernard” come from?
Bernard (Cebuano) comes from English bernard, from Middle English Bernard, from Old French Bernard, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, from Frankish Bernhard, from Proto-Germanic Bernuharduz, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
Ancestry of “Bernard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bernard | Shortened form of Saint Bernard |
| 2 | Middle English | Bernard | — |
| 3 | Old French | Bernard | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Bernardus | — |
| 5 | Frankish | Bernhard | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Bernuharduz | A male given name |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |