Where does “Bärtchen” come from?
Bärtchen (German) comes from German bârt, 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.
Bärtchen (German): Diminutive of Bart
Ancestry of “Bärtchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bârt | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bart | beard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bard | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |