Where does “Bärenwärter” come from?

Bärenwärter (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-.

Bärenwärter (German): bear-keeper male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. bear-keeper male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Bärenwärter”, step by step

Bärenwärter 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 Wärter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWärterattendant; maintainer
2Middle High Germanwerter—
3Old High Germanwartari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →