Where does “-ert” come from?

-ert (Danish) comes from Low German -ert, from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

-ert (Danish): denotes a person or thing with a characteristic property or function

Definitions

  1. denotes a person or thing with a characteristic property or function

Ancestry of “-ert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low German-ert—
2Frankish-hardhardy, bold
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “-ert”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →