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Where does “*bars” come from?

*bars (Proto-Germanic) comes 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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