Where does “barr” come from?

barr (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-.

barr (English): To make the sound of an elephant

Definitions

  1. To make the sound of an elephant

Ancestry of “barr”, step by step

barr traces back through 3 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 Irish barr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbarrtip, head, point; top; summit; upper part
2Old Irishbarrtip, point; helmet; point; top, tip, end; crop,...
3Proto-Celticbarrostop, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via French barrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrirto trumpet
2Old Frenchbarrireto make the sound of an elephant
3Latinbarriōto make the sound of an elephant
4LatinbarrusAn elephant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →