Where does “barefaced” come from?
Barefaced derives from English bare and English fast, which trace through Middle English bare and Middle English barn to Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, meaning to carry or bear.
barefaced (English): Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude; coarse;...
Definitions
- Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude; coarse;...
Ancestry of “barefaced”, step by step
barefaced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bare | Minimal; that is or are just sufficient; Naked,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bare | Alternative form of bor |
| 3 | Old English | bær | bare, naked, unconcealed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀ | bare, naked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |