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
Ancestry of “Baarf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | barbe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | barbo | — |
| 3 | Latin | barbus | barbel |
| 4 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Latin | farba | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |