Where does “gangbar” come from?
gangbar (German) comes from Swedish bär, from English Bar, 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-.
gangbar (German): passable, accessible; practicable, feasible
Definitions
- passable, accessible; practicable, feasible
Ancestry of “gangbar”, step by step
gangbar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bär | a berry |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via German gang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 2 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 4 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |