Where does “bar coffi” come from?
bar coffi (Welsh) comes from Welsh bar, 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-.
bar coffi (Welsh): coffee bar
Ancestry of “bar coffi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | bar | bar, drinking establishment |
| 2 | English | Bar | — |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
Words derived from “bar coffi”