Where does “Bartwisch” come from?

Bartwisch (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.

Bartwisch (German): hand broom, hand brush

Definitions

  1. hand broom, hand brush

Ancestry of “Bartwisch”, step by step

Bartwisch 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 wisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwischwisp bundle of straw
2Middle High Germanwisch—
3German-wisc—
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →