Where does “Bär” come from?

Bär (German) comes 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-.

Bär (German): bear; large block or hammer for machining things...

Definitions

  1. bear; large block or hammer for machining things...

Ancestry of “Bär”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Bär”

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