Where does “バール” come from?
バール (Japanese) comes from English crowbar, from English bar, from French barre, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō — to pierce; to strike; brown.
バール (Japanese): crowbar
Definitions
- crowbar
Ancestry of “バール”, step by step
バール traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crowbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowbar | An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end... |
| 2 | English | bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or... |
| 3 | French | barre | bar, cake, ingot; Clipping of barre oblique: the... |
| 4 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 5 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 7 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Italian bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bar | bar; café |
| 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- | — |