Where does “beardling” come from?
beardling (English) comes from English Beard, from Middle English berd, from Old English beard, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
beardling (English): One who wears a beard
Definitions
- One who wears a beard
Ancestry of “beardling”, step by step
beardling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beard | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | berd | beard |
| 3 | Old English | beard | beard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bard | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |