Where does “Burghard” come from?

Burghard (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Burghard”, step by step

Burghard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hart

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

via Old High German burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanburga castle; a city
2Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Burghard”

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