Where does “bernhardilaiskoira” come from?
bernhardilaiskoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish bernhardilainen, 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-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
bernhardilaiskoira (Finnish): Saint Bernard
Definitions
- Saint Bernard
Ancestry of “bernhardilaiskoira”, step by step
bernhardilaiskoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bernhardilainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bernhardilainen | Saint Bernard Swiss breed of large dog |
| 2 | German | Bernhard | Bernard |
| 3 | Old High German | Bernhart | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hart | hard |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |