Where does “barsk” come from?

barsk (Swedish) comes from German Barsch, from Middle High German bars, 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.

barsk (Swedish): gruff, stern (surly and stern)

Definitions

  1. gruff, stern (surly and stern)

Ancestry of “barsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBarschperch
2Middle High Germanbars—
3Old High Germanbars—
4Proto-Germanic*bars—
5Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “barsk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic barskaz →