Where does “bard” come from?

bard (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “bard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic bardaz