Where does “Bernhart” come from?

Bernhart (Old High German) comes from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “Bernhart”, step by step

Bernhart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanharthard
2Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Old High German bero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanberobear
2Proto-West Germanicberōbear
3Proto-Germanicberôbear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “Bernhart”

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