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Where does “Bernardus” come from?

Bernardus (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish Bernhard, from Proto-Germanic Bernuharduz, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

Ancestry of “Bernardus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrankishBernhard—
2Proto-GermanicBernuharduzA male given name
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “Bernardus”

  • Bernard
  • Bernie
  • Berner
  • Bernardine
  • Bernardian
  • Berniecrat
  • Bernard
  • Bernart
  • Bernard
  • Bernard
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