Where does “barrow” come from?
Barrow comes from Old English bearg, from Proto-Germanic berganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-, ultimately derived from the root bʰer-.
barrow (English): A mountain; A hill; A mound of earth and stones...
Definitions
- A mountain; A hill; A mound of earth and stones...
Ancestry of “barrow”, step by step
barrow traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English berwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | berwe | Alternative form of barowe |
| 2 | Middle English | berwen | To save, preserve, guard; To help out, deliver,... |
| 3 | Old English | beorgan | to save, deliver; to preserve, guard, fortify,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |