Where does “heinäkerttu” come from?
heinäkerttu (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.
heinäkerttu (Finnish): zitting cisticola
Definitions
- zitting cisticola
Ancestry of “heinäkerttu”, step by step
heinäkerttu 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 heinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |