Where does “Perttula” come from?

Perttula (Finnish) comes from Finnish Perttu, from Old High German Berhthold, from Proto-Germanic *Berhtawald, from Proto-Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

Perttula (Finnish): Any of a number of small places in Finland

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of small places in Finland

Ancestry of “Perttula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPerttu
2Old High GermanBerhthold
3Proto-Germanic*Berhtawald
4Proto-Germanic*berht
5Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
6Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-