Where does “tanzbar” come from?

tanzbar (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-.

tanzbar (German): danceable

Definitions

  1. danceable

Ancestry of “tanzbar”, step by step

tanzbar traces back through 3 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 tanzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzento dance
2Middle High Germantanzen
3Middle Dutchdansento dance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre

via German tanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantanzsingular imperative of tanzen
2Middle High Germantanz
3Middle Dutchdans
4Old Frenchdansedance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-