Where does “baar” come from?

baar (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German bar, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

baar (Pennsylvania German): bare; naked

Definitions

  1. bare; naked

Ancestry of “baar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbarbare
2Proto-West Germanicbaʀbare, naked
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →