Where does “bare” come from?

bare (Danish) comes from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bare (Danish): just; simply; only, merely

Definitions

  1. just; simply; only, merely

Ancestry of “bare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebárawave, billow
2Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →
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