Where does “barfeeder” come from?
barfeeder (English) comes from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
barfeeder (English): A type of feed#Noun (feeder#Noun) for machine tool#Noun such as lathe#Noun, turning center, and Swiss-turn, which holds multiple bar#Noun of bar stock and feeds each bar, in turn, into the machine
Definitions
- A type of feed#Noun (feeder#Noun) for machine tool#Noun such as lathe#Noun, turning center, and Swiss-turn, which holds multiple bar#Noun of bar stock and feeds each bar, in turn, into the machine
Ancestry of “barfeeder”, step by step
barfeeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |