Where does “Baarf” come from?

Baarf (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German barbe, from Old High German barbo, from Latin barbus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Baarf (Luxembourgish): barbel

Definitions

  1. barbel

Ancestry of “Baarf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbarbe—
2Old High Germanbarbo—
3Latinbarbusbarbel
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →