Where does “bars” come from?

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

bars (Old Dutch): perch (fish)

Definitions

  1. perch (fish)

Ancestry of “bars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bars”

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