Where does “Baart” come from?
Baart (Low German) comes from Middle Low German bârt, from Old Saxon bārd, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
Ancestry of “Baart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bârt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | bārd | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bard | beard |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |