Where does “topbar” come from?
topbar (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-.
topbar (English): One of a set of parallel bars, at the top of a...
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- One of a set of parallel bars, at the top of a...
Ancestry of “topbar”, 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- | — |