Where does “gerçäk” come from?
gerçäk (Old Anatolian Turkish) comes from Estonian Kertu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
Ancestry of “gerçäk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | Kertu | Gertrude |
| 2 | German | Gertrud | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gēr | spear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |