Where does “forkbeard” come from?

forkbeard (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.

forkbeard (English): A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head

Definitions

  1. A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head

Ancestry of “forkbeard”, step by step

forkbeard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Beard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeardA place name
2Middle Englishberdbeard
3Old Englishbeardbeard
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via English fork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforkA pronged tool having a long straight handle,...
2Middle EnglishforkeA fork or graip; A fork-shaped fire iron; A...
3Old Englishforce(found in compounds)
4Proto-West Germanicfurkōfork
5LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →