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- — to travel, tour.
Ancestry of “Bernardus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | Bernhard | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Bernuharduz | A male given name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |