Where does “Schnurrbart” come from?

Schnurrbart (German) comes from Low German Snurrbaart, from Low German Baart, from Middle Low German bârt, from Old Saxon bārd, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Schnurrbart (German): moustache

Definitions

  1. moustache

Ancestry of “Schnurrbart”, step by step

Schnurrbart traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German Snurrbaart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanSnurrbaartmoustache
2Low GermanBaartbeard
3Middle Low Germanbârt—
4Old Saxonbārd—
5Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
6Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via German schnurren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnurrento purr; to produce a "healthy" sound
2Low Germansnurrento snore; to drone
3Proto-Germanicsnarkjaną—

via German bârt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbârtbeard
2Middle High Germanbart—
3Old High Germanbartbeard

Words derived from “Schnurrbart”

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