Where does “Snurrbaart” come from?

Snurrbaart (German Low German) comes from German Low German Baart, from Middle Low German bârt, from Old Saxon bārd, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Snurrbaart (German Low German): moustache

Definitions

  1. moustache

Ancestry of “Snurrbaart”, step by step

Snurrbaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Low German Baart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanBaartbeard
2Middle Low Germanbârt—
3Old Saxonbārd—
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via German Low German Snurre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanSnurresnout, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →