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Where does “Pernhild” come from?

Pernhild (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Pernille, from Latin Petronella, from Latin Petronius, from Proto-Italic *kʷetru-.

Ancestry of “Pernhild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianPernille—
2LatinPetronella—
3LatinPetroniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
4Proto-Italic*kʷetru-—
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