Where does “baard” come from?

baard (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch baard, from Middle Dutch baert, from Old Dutch bart, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

baard (Afrikaans): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “baard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaardbeard; key bit; awn, beard
2Middle Dutchbaertbeard
3Old Dutchbart—
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →