Where does “Polarbär” come from?

Polarbär (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-.

Polarbär (German): polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Definitions

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Ancestry of “Polarbär”, step by step

Polarbär 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 polar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpolarpolar
2Latinpolāris—
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →