Where does “Bertram” come from?

Bertram derives from Old High German Berahtram, composed of Proto-Germanic hrabnaz (raven) and an element from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- and bʰereg-, ultimately from bʰer- (to carry or bear).

Bertram (English): A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum

Definitions

  1. A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum

Ancestry of “Bertram”, step by step

Bertram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic berhtaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
2Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Old High German bërhtram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbërhtram—
2Latinpyrethrum—
3Ancient Greekπύρεθρονpellitory of Spain
4Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

Words derived from “Bertram”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →