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Where does “bjart” come from?

bjart (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bjartur, from Old Norse bjartr, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

bjart (Icelandic): nominative singular neuter of bjartur; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative singular neuter of bjartur; accusative...

Ancestry of “bjart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbjarturbright
2Old Norsebjartrbright
3Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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