Where does “gerçek” come from?

gerçek (Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish gerçäk, 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.

gerçek (Turkish): true, real; rightful, truthful; for real

Definitions

  1. true, real; rightful, truthful; for real

Ancestry of “gerçek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishgerçäk—
2EstonianKertuGertrude
3GermanGertrud—
4Old High Germangērspear
5Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
6Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gerçek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →