Where does “barte” come from?

barte (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barte (Middle High German): hatchet

Definitions

  1. hatchet

Ancestry of “barte”, step by step

barte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bardaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Old High German barta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbartaaxe
2Proto-Germanic*bardǭaxe

Words derived from “barte”

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