Where does “bakenbardy” come from?

bakenbardy (Polish) comes from German Backenbart, 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.

bakenbardy (Polish): sideburns

Definitions

  1. sideburns

Ancestry of “bakenbardy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBackenbartsideburns
2Germanbârtbeard
3Middle High Germanbart—
4Old High Germanbartbeard
5Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
6Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →