Where does “atlaskerttu” come from?
atlaskerttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kerttu, 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.
atlaskerttu (Finnish): Tristram's warbler, Sylvia deserticola
Definitions
- Tristram's warbler, Sylvia deserticola
Ancestry of “atlaskerttu”, step by step
atlaskerttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kerttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kerttu | Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel |
| 2 | German | Gertrud | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gēr | spear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via Finnish Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Atlas | atlas collection of maps |
| 2 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |