Where does “Bernhard” come from?

Bernhard (German) comes from Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Bernhard (German): Bernard

Definitions

  1. Bernard

Ancestry of “Bernhard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanBernhart
2Old High Germanharthard
3Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Bernhard

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-