Where does “Wolfsbarsch” come from?

Wolfsbarsch (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.

Wolfsbarsch (German): moronid

Definitions

  1. moronid

Ancestry of “Wolfsbarsch”, step by step

Wolfsbarsch 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 wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolfwolf
2Middle High Germanwolfwolf
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic barskaz →