Where does “barbour” come from?

barbour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “barbour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbarbourbarber
2Old Frenchbarbeor
3Old Frenchbarbebeard
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barbour

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba