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Where does “beregeil” come from?

beregeil (Dutch) comes from Dutch bere-, from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

beregeil (Dutch): incredibly sexy, incredibly horny

Definitions

  1. incredibly sexy, incredibly horny

Ancestry of “beregeil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbere-Intensifying adjectival prefix
2DutchbeerA bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A...
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbër—
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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