Where does “bargefleis” come from?

bargefleis (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian baarch, from Old Frisian barch, from German berg, from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bargefleis (West Frisian): pork

Definitions

  1. pork

Ancestry of “bargefleis”, step by step

bargefleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian baarch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbaarchpig
2Old Frisianbarch—
3Germanberga mountain, hill
4Middle High Germanbërca mountain
5Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
6Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
7Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via West Frisian fleis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfleismeat
2Old Frisianflāskflesh
3Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berg →