Where does “barroom” come from?
Barroom derives from English bar and room, where bar comes from French barre, from Ancient Greek βαρύς meaning heavy, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to weight and burden.
barroom (English): A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a...
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- A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a...
Ancestry of “barroom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bar | — |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 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- | — |