Where does “viitakerttunen” come from?
viitakerttunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerttunen, 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.
viitakerttunen (Finnish): Blyth's reed warbler
Definitions
- Blyth's reed warbler
Ancestry of “viitakerttunen”, step by step
viitakerttunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerttunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerttunen | acrocephalid warbler bird of the family |
| 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 |