English
bertram
Bertram comes from German Bertram ‘pellitory of Spain’, from Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπύρεθρονpúrethron‘pellitory of Spain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrum
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050bërhtram
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërtram‘pellitory of Spain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBertram‘pellitory of Spain’
- Englishtodaybertram
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρpûr‘fire’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπύρεθρονpúrethron‘pellitory of Spain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrum
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050bërhtram
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërtram‘pellitory of Spain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBertram‘pellitory of Spain’
- Englishtodaybertram
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ ‘fire’
through Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
through Ancient Greek πῦρ ‘fire’
Today it means
noun A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / bertram