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...

Definitions

  1. One of a set of parallel bars, at the top of a...

Ancestry of “topbar”, step by step

topbar 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 top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopThe highest or uppermost part of something; A...
2Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
3Old Englishtopptop, summit (of something)
4Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
5Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-