Where does “baardgras” come from?

baardgras (Dutch) 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.

baardgras (Dutch): beardgrass, rabbitsfoot grass, grass of the genus...

Definitions

  1. beardgrass, rabbitsfoot grass, grass of the genus...

Ancestry of “baardgras”, step by step

baardgras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch baard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaardbeard; key bit; awn, beard
2Middle Dutchbaertbeard
3Old Dutchbart—
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Dutch gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrasgrass
2Middle Dutchgrasgrass
3Old Dutchgras—
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →