Where does “baars” come from?
baars (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bars, from Old Dutch bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
baars (Dutch): perch
Ancestry of “baars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bars | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bars | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |