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*péh₂wr̥1‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwər1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρ2pûr‘fire’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπύρεθρον3púrethron‘pellitory of Spain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrum3
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050bërhtram3
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërtram3‘pellitory of Spain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBertram3‘pellitory of Spain’
- Englishtodaybertram3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πῦρ
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πύρεθρον
- 3 Wiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂wr̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πῦρ‘fire’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pāwərWiktionary, Ancient Greek πῦρreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπῦρWiktionary, Ancient Greek πύρεθρονpûr‘fire’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπύρεθρονWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Klugepúrethron‘pellitory of Spain’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpyrethrumWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050bërhtramWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bërtramWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge‘pellitory of Spain’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBertramWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge‘pellitory of Spain’
- EnglishtodaybertramWiktionary, English bertram, which cites Kluge
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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “bertram”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek πῦρ, Ancient Greek πύρεθρον. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ / bertram