Where does “bārd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bārd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bārd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic bardazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bard