Where does “bars” come from?
bars (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bars, from Proto-Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic barskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Ancestry of “bars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | bars | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bars | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | barskaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórs-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
Words derived from “bars”