Where does “Bernard” come from?

Bernard (Middle English) comes from Old French Bernard, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, 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 “Bernard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchBernard—
2Medieval LatinBernardus—
3FrankishBernhard—
4Proto-GermanicBernuharduzA male given name
5Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
7Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Bernard”

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