Where does “beygir” come from?
beygir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیگیر, from Persian بارگیر, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
beygir (Turkish): horse often derogatory denoting a useless or an old horse
Definitions
- horse often derogatory denoting a useless or an old horse
Ancestry of “beygir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بیگیر | — |
| 2 | Persian | بارگیر | — |
| 3 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 4 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 5 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |