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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

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