Where does “ta på bar gärning” come from?

ta på bar gärning (Swedish) comes from Swedish bär, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

ta på bar gärning (Swedish): to catch red-handed

Definitions

  1. to catch red-handed

Ancestry of “ta på bar gärning”, step by step

ta på bar gärning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbära berry
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Swedish tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåtoe; a body part
2SwedishtagaDated form of ta
3Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Swedish gärning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgärningan act, a deed
2Old Norsegerning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →