Where does “barbe” come from?

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

barbe (Norman): beard; eaves

Definitions

  1. beard; eaves

Ancestry of “barbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →