Where does “banaanikerttuli” come from?
banaanikerttuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerttuli, 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.
banaanikerttuli (Finnish): bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
Definitions
- bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
Ancestry of “banaanikerttuli”, step by step
banaanikerttuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerttuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerttuli | warbler, New World warbler; parula |
| 2 | Finnish | Kerttu | Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel |
| 3 | German | Gertrud | — |
| 4 | Old High German | gēr | spear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |