Where does “bart” come from?
bart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German bârt, from Middle High German bart, from Old High German bart, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
bart (Norwegian Bokmål): moustache; neuter singular of bar
Definitions
- moustache; neuter singular of bar
Ancestry of “bart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bârt | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bart | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bart | beard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bard | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |