Where does “barbäuchig” come from?

barbäuchig (German) comes from German bär, 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-.

barbäuchig (German): bare-bellied

Definitions

  1. bare-bellied

Ancestry of “barbäuchig”, step by step

barbäuchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbär—
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via German Bauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchabdomen, belly
2Middle High Germanbūchbelly
3Old High Germanbūhbelly
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →