Where does “bever” come from?

bever (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bēver, from Old Dutch bevar, from Proto-West Germanic bebru, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bever (Dutch): A beaver, rodent of the genus "Castor"

Definitions

  1. A beaver, rodent of the genus "Castor"

Ancestry of “bever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbēverbeaver
2Old Dutchbevarbeaver
3Proto-West Germanicbebrubeaver
4Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bever”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →
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