Where does “Bernd” come from?

Bernd (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Bernd (English): A German anon

Definitions

  1. A German anon

Ancestry of “Bernd”, step by step

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