Where does “Backenbart” come from?

Backenbart (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.

Backenbart (German): sideburns

Definitions

  1. sideburns

Ancestry of “Backenbart”, step by step

Backenbart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bârt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbârtbeard
2Middle High Germanbart—
3Old High Germanbartbeard
4Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
5Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via German backe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackeinflection of backen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbacke—

Words derived from “Backenbart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →