Where does “Schnauzbart” come from?

Schnauzbart (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.

Schnauzbart (German): a big moustache

Definitions

  1. a big moustache

Ancestry of “Schnauzbart”, step by step

Schnauzbart 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 Schnauze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnauzesnout; muzzle; shut up!
2Middle Low Germansnûte—
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bard →