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Where does “bars” come from?

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

bars (Proto-West Germanic): perch

Definitions

  1. perch

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”

  • base
  • basic
  • database
  • bases
  • baseball
  • basically
  • baseline
  • basement
  • Base
  • basal
  • baseness
  • BASIC
  • baseless
  • baseman
  • basely
  • debasement
  • baseband
  • debase
  • baseboard
  • basicity
  • dibasic
  • baseplate
  • geodatabase
  • nonbasic
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