Where does “Rotbarsch” come from?

Rotbarsch (German) comes from German Barsch, 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.

Rotbarsch (German): rose fish, redfish, "Sebastes norvegicus"

Definitions

  1. rose fish, redfish, "Sebastes norvegicus"

Ancestry of “Rotbarsch”, step by step

Rotbarsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Barsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBarschperch
2Middle High Germanbars—
3Old High Germanbars—
4Proto-Germanic*bars—
5Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German rōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōt—
2Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
3Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic barskaz →
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