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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic barskaz →