Where does “Bärendreck” come from?

Bärendreck (German) comes 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-.

Bärendreck (German): blackberry or dewberry; licorice

Definitions

  1. blackberry or dewberry; licorice

Ancestry of “Bärendreck”, step by step

Bärendreck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbär—
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via German Dreck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDreckdirt; filth; excrement, faeces
2Middle High Germandrëc—
3Old High Germandrec—
4Proto-Germanicþrakjazdirt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “Bärendreck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →
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