Where does “Zackenbarsch” come from?

Zackenbarsch (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.

Zackenbarsch (German): grouper fish

Definitions

  1. grouper fish

Ancestry of “Zackenbarsch”, step by step

Zackenbarsch 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 zacke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzackeinflection of zacken: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanzacke—
3Old High Germanzacho—
4Frankishtakkō—
5Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
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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