Where does “barde” come from?

barde (Old French) comes from Arabic بَرْدَة, from Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

barde (Old French): horse armor

Definitions

  1. horse armor

Ancestry of “barde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَرْدَة—
2Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
3Middle Persianpardag—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “barde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Middle Persian pardag →Every word from Persian پرده →