Where does “barring” come from?
Barring derives from English bar, from French barre, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-.
barring (English): present participle of bar; Bars; an arrangement...
Definitions
- present participle of bar; Bars; an arrangement...
Ancestry of “barring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or... |
| 2 | French | barre | bar, cake, ingot; Clipping of barre oblique: the... |
| 3 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 4 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 6 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |