Where does “bort” come from?

bort (English) comes from Yiddish באָרד, from Middle High German bart, from Old High German bart, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

bort (English): Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting...

Definitions

  1. Poor-quality diamond, used for industrial cutting...

Ancestry of “bort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאָרדbeard; chin
2Middle High Germanbart—
3Old High Germanbartbeard
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →