Where does “curl bar” come from?

curl bar (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-.

curl bar (English): A weight bar with a twisting particularly for biceps curls

Definitions

  1. A weight bar with a twisting particularly for biceps curls

Ancestry of “curl bar”, step by step

curl bar 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 curl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurlA piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet; A...
2Middle Englishcrullecurled, curly
3Middle Dutchcrul
4Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
5Proto-Germanicgrus-
6Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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