Where does “Berno” come from?
Berno (Esperanto) comes from German Bern, 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- — to travel, tour.
Ancestry of “Berno”, step by step
Berno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bern | — |
| 2 | German | Bernd | an anon |
| 3 | German | Bernhard | Bernard |
| 4 | Old High German | Bernhart | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hart | hard |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
via Italian Berna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Berna | — |