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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

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

Words derived from “Barsch”

  • Buntbarsch
  • Buckelkopfbuntbarsch
  • Nilbarsch
  • Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch
  • Weißpunktbuntbarsch
  • Weißpunkt-Buntbarsch
  • Rotbarsch
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