Where does “-bar” come from?
-bar (German) comes from Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic bēriz — bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
Ancestry of “-bar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | -bære | — |
| 2 | Old High German | -bāri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bēriz | bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to... |