Where does “bardess” come from?

bardess (English) comes from English Bard, 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.

bardess (English): A female bard

Definitions

  1. A female bard

Ancestry of “bardess”, step by step

bardess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBardWilliam Shakespeare
2Frenchbardehorse-armour, also a long saddle for an ass or...
3Old Frenchbardehorse armor
4Arabicبَرْدَة—
5Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
6Middle Persianpardag—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Persian پرده →