Where does “beaver” come from?
Beaver comes from Middle English bever, from Old English beofor, from Latin bibo meaning "to drink," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- and bʰer-.
beaver (English): A semiaquatic rodent of the genus "Castor",...
Definitions
- A semiaquatic rodent of the genus "Castor",...
Ancestry of “beaver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bever | A beaver; Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | bever | Alternative form of beivre; beaver |
| 3 | Latin | bibō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “beaver”