Where does “Barhocker” come from?

Barhocker (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-.

Barhocker (German): bar stool a tall stool-like seat usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars

Definitions

  1. bar stool a tall stool-like seat usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars

Ancestry of “Barhocker”, step by step

Barhocker 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 Höcker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöckerhump
2Germanhockento squat; to crouch; to sit in a huddled...
3Middle Low Germanhuckento crouch, cower
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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