Where does “-ert” come from?

-ert (German) comes from Frankish -hard, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

-ert (German): Used to form characteristic adjectives from nouns, adjectives, and verbs

Definitions

  1. Used to form characteristic adjectives from nouns, adjectives, and verbs

Ancestry of “-ert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish-hardhardy, bold
2Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “-ert”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →