Where does “bare-bum” come from?
bare-bum (English) comes from English bum, from German Bummler, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
bare-bum (English): With one's bottom exposed, as for a spanking or a...
Definitions
- With one's bottom exposed, as for a spanking or a...
Ancestry of “bare-bum”, step by step
bare-bum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bum | The buttocks; The anus; To sodomize; to engage in... |
| 2 | German | Bummler | stroller; laggard; idler, loafer |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English bare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bare | Minimal; that is or are just sufficient; Naked,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bare | Alternative form of bor |
| 3 | Old English | bær | bare, naked, unconcealed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀ | bare, naked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |