Where does “barde” come from?

barde (French) comes from Old French barde, from Arabic بَرْدَة, from Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

barde (French): horse-armour, also a long saddle for an ass or...

Definitions

  1. horse-armour, also a long saddle for an ass or...

Ancestry of “barde”, step by step

barde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French barde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbardehorse armor
2Arabicبَرْدَة—
3Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
4Middle Persianpardag—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latin bardus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbardusstupid, oafish, dull of apprehension; a bard
2Proto-Celticbardospoet, bard
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “barde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Persian پرده →