Where does “Gummibär” come from?

Gummibär (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-.

Gummibär (German): gummy bear

Definitions

  1. gummy bear

Ancestry of “Gummibär”, step by step

Gummibär 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 Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
2LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “Gummibär”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →