Where does “bar laitier” come from?
bar laitier (French) comes from French bar, 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-.
bar laitier (French): ice cream parlour
Ancestry of “bar laitier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 2 | English | Bar | — |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |