Where does “greybeard” come from?
greybeard (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.
greybeard (English): An old man; Any of the members of a group who...
Definitions
- An old man; Any of the members of a group who...
Ancestry of “greybeard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Beard | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “greybeard”