Where does “Barrenstütz” come from?

Barrenstütz (German) comes from German Barren, from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Barrenstütz (German): dip gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink, and then raises himself back by straightening his arms

Definitions

  1. dip gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink, and then raises himself back by straightening his arms

Ancestry of “Barrenstütz”, step by step

Barrenstütz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Barren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBarrenbar, ingot; parallel bars
2Frenchbarrépast participle of barrer; barred; bendy...
3Middle Frenchbarrebar
4Old Frenchbarrebar
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via German stützen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstützento support, to underpin; to use something or...
2Middle High Germanstutzento butt, shock, stall; to scare away
3Old High Germanuntarstuzzen
4Proto-Germanic*stuttijan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-Every word from Proto-Germanic barōEvery word from Frankish bara