Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “bar” come from?

bar (German) comes 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-.

bar (German): bear; large block or hammer for machining things...

Definitions

  1. bear; large block or hammer for machining things...

Ancestry of “bar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbër—
2Old High GermanberiA berry
3Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bar”

  • bohrium
  • Bohr
  • bohriate
  • Ameisenbär
  • Gummibärchen
  • Bärlauch
  • Bahr
  • Bärendreck
  • Bärenfellmütze
  • Bärenfell
  • Bären
  • Saubär
  • Bärendienst
  • Eisbär
  • Bärin
  • Pandabär
  • Nasenbär
  • Gummibär
  • Braunbär
  • пендрек
  • pendrek
  • bohrium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →