Where does “barbier” come from?

barbier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch barbier, from Old French barbier, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbier (Dutch): barber; surgeon

Definitions

  1. barber; surgeon

Ancestry of “barbier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbarbier—
2Old Frenchbarbier—
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barbier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →