Where does “barlysen” come from?
barlysen (Cornish) comes from Cornish barlys, from English barley, from Middle English barly, from Old English bærlīċ, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “barlysen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | barlys | barley |
| 2 | English | barley | A cereal of the species "Hordeum vulgare", or its... |
| 3 | Middle English | barly | barley plant |
| 4 | Old English | bærlīċ | barley-like |
| 5 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |