Where does “bar” come from?
bar (Welsh) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
bar (Welsh): bar, drinking establishment
Definitions
- bar, drinking establishment
Ancestry of “bar”, step by step
bar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Middle English bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bar | Alternative form of bor |
| 2 | Old English | bær | bare, naked, unconcealed |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀ | bare, naked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |