Where does “Bard” come from?

Bard (English) comes from French barde, from Old French barde, from Arabic بَرْدَة, from Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Bard (English): William Shakespeare

Definitions

  1. William Shakespeare

Ancestry of “Bard”, step by step

Bard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French barde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbardehorse-armour, also a long saddle for an ass or...
2Old Frenchbardehorse armor
3Arabicبَرْدَة—
4Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
5Middle Persianpardag—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Scottish Gaelic bàrd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbàrdrhymer, poet, bard; dyke, fence; park
2Old Irishbardbard; poet

Words derived from “Bard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Persian پرده →