Where does “barbeel” come from?

barbeel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch barbeel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin barbellus, from Classical Latin barbulus, from Latin barbus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.

barbeel (Dutch): barbel, Barbus barbus; Some unrelated marine...

Definitions

  1. barbel, Barbus barbus; Some unrelated marine...

Ancestry of “barbeel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbarbeel
2Old Frenchbarbelbarb; barbel
3Vulgar Latinbarbellus
4Classical Latinbarbulus
5Latinbarbusbarbel
6Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
7Latinfarba
8Proto-Italicfarβābeard
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂
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