Where does “barkeeper” come from?

Barkeeper derives from English bar, a counter where drinks are served, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- meaning to carry or bear.

barkeeper (English): A bartender: a person preparing and serving...

Definitions

  1. A bartender: a person preparing and serving...

Ancestry of “barkeeper”, step by step

barkeeper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
2Germanbär—
3Middle High Germanbërbear
4Old High GermanberiA berry
5Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
6Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via English keeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeeperOne who keeps something; A person or thing worth...
2Middle Englishkepere—

Words derived from “barkeeper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →