Where does “beru” come from?

beru (Czech) comes from Czech brát, from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

beru (Czech): first-person singular present indicative of brát

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of brát

Ancestry of “beru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbrátto take; to marry
2Old Czechbrátito take
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei