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Where does “barrack” come from?

Barrack comes from French baraque, from Frankish bara, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

barrack (English): A building for soldiers, especially within a...

Definitions

  1. A building for soldiers, especially within a...

Ancestry of “barrack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaraquébuff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer
2Spanishbarracabarrack; tent, hut; storage shed
3Catalanbarracahut, tent; storage shed; market stall
4Catalanbarrabar; loaf; jawbone, mandible
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barrack”

  • barracks
  • barrack
  • barracker
  • барак
  • baraque
  • baraquer
  • baraquement
  • baraqué
  • Baracke
  • barako
  • barak
  • praatbarak
  • baraka
  • барака
  • barak
  • Brak
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