Where does “kerttunen” come from?

kerttunen (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.

kerttunen (Finnish): acrocephalid warbler bird of the family

Definitions

  1. acrocephalid warbler bird of the family

Ancestry of “kerttunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKerttuGretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
2GermanGertrud—
3Old High Germangērspear
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “kerttunen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →