Where does “бера́” come from?
бера́ (Bulgarian) comes from Middle English barli, from Old English bærlīċ, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
бера́ (Bulgarian): to pick, to take, to gather
Definitions
- to pick, to take, to gather
Ancestry of “бера́”, step by step
бера́ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English barli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | barli | — |
| 2 | Old English | bærlīċ | barley-like |
| 3 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Romanian bere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bere | beer; drinking |
| 2 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |