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Where does “berd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “berd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
2Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “berd”

  • burd
  • Boart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →