Where does “Kertu” come from?

Kertu (Estonian) comes from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Kertu (Estonian): Gertrude

Definitions

  1. Gertrude

Ancestry of “Kertu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGertrud—
2Old High Germangērspear
3Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Kertu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →