Where does “stekelbaars” come from?

stekelbaars (Dutch) comes from Dutch baars, 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.

stekelbaars (Dutch): a stickleback, fish of the family Gasterosteidae

Definitions

  1. a stickleback, fish of the family Gasterosteidae

Ancestry of “stekelbaars”, step by step

stekelbaars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch baars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaarsperch
2Middle Dutchbars—
3Old Dutchbarsperch (fish)
4Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via English Stekel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStekel—
2Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
3Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →