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Where does “Bernese” come from?

Bernese comes from English Bern, from German Bern, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne.

Bernese (English): Of, from, or pertaining to, Bern; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Bern; A native or...

Ancestry of “Bernese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBern—
2EnglishBernice—
3EnglishBerenice—
4Ancient GreekΒερενίκηa city in Lybia; bringer of victory
5Ancient MacedonianΒερενῑ́κη—
6Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
7Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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