Where does “bars” come from?

bars (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 “bars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbarsperch (fish)
2Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bars”

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