Where does “Barsch” come from?

Barsch (German) comes from Middle High German bars, from Old High German bars, from Proto-Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic barskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Barsch (German): perch

Definitions

  1. perch

Ancestry of “Barsch”, step by step

Barsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbars
2Old High Germanbars
3Proto-Germanic*bars
4Proto-Germanicbarskaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Old Saxon *barsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*barsk

Words derived from “Barsch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-