Where does “prybar” come from?

prybar (English) comes from English pry, from English prise, from Middle English prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.

prybar (English): A crowbar

Definitions

  1. A crowbar

Ancestry of “prybar”, step by step

prybar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpryTo look where one is not welcome; to be nosy; To...
2EnglishpriseAn enterprise or adventure; Obsolete form of...
3Middle Englishprise
4Old Frenchpriseseizure; taking; capture
5Old Frenchprendreto take
6Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
9Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós