Where does “bæverbestand” come from?

bæverbestand (Danish) comes from Danish bæver, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bæverbestand (Danish): beaver population

Definitions

  1. beaver population

Ancestry of “bæverbestand”, step by step

bæverbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bæver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbæverbeaver mammal
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →