Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “bersich” come from?

bersich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bersih, 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 “bersich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbersih—
2Old High Germanbars—
3Proto-Germanic*bars—
4Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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