Where does “kneebar” come from?

kneebar (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-.

kneebar (English): A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in...

Definitions

  1. A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in...

Ancestry of “kneebar”, step by step

kneebar 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 knee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkneeIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint...
2Middle EnglishknēThe knee or a similar joint in other animals
3Old Englishcnēogeneration
4Proto-West Germanickneuknee
5Proto-Germanicknewąknee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →