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Where does “barspin” come from?

barspin (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-.

barspin (English): A BMX bicycle trick in which the rider whips the...

Definitions

  1. A BMX bicycle trick in which the rider whips the...

Ancestry of “barspin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBar—
2Germanbär—
3Middle High Germanbër—
4Old High GermanberiA berry
5Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
6Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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