Where does “Bartkauz” come from?

Bartkauz (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.

Bartkauz (German): great grey owl

Definitions

  1. great grey owl

Ancestry of “Bartkauz”, step by step

Bartkauz 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 Kauz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKauzowl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger
2Middle High Germankūzexecution pit
3Old High Germankūz—
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →
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