Where does “kerttuli” come from?
kerttuli (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.
kerttuli (Finnish): warbler, New World warbler; parula
Definitions
- warbler, New World warbler; parula
Ancestry of “kerttuli”, step by step
kerttuli 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 uli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uli | — |
Words derived from “kerttuli”
- kanadankerttuli
- banaanikerttuli
- tiaiskerttuli
- kiipijäkerttuli
- kastanjaposkikerttuli
- keltaperäkerttuli
- keltarillikerttuli
- keltarintakerttuli
- kultasiipikerttuli
- rusokylkikerttuli
- rusoposkikerttuli
- viirurintakerttuli
- huppukerttuli
- kaliforniankerttuli
- keltakerttuli
- latvuskerttuli
- loistokerttuli
- magnoliakerttuli
- naamiokerttuli
- rantakerttuli
- viirukerttuli