Where does “Brummbär” come from?

Brummbär (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-.

Brummbär (German): curmudgeon

Definitions

  1. curmudgeon

Ancestry of “Brummbär”, step by step

Brummbär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bär

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

via German brummen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrummento growl; to hum; to boom
2Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
3Old High German*brummōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →