Where does “bars” come from?

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

bars (Middle English): Alternative form of bace

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bace

Ancestry of “bars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbærsa fish, perch
2Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
3Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bars”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →