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Where does “Barmann” come from?

Barmann (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-.

Barmann (German): barman, bartender barkeeper

Definitions

  1. barman, bartender barkeeper

Ancestry of “Barmann”, step by step

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