Where does “baers” come from?

baers (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “baers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbarsperch (fish)
2Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barsaz →