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Where does “wonder-bearing” come from?

wonder-bearing (English) comes from English bearing, from Middle English beringe, from Middle English beren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

wonder-bearing (English): Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or...

Definitions

  1. Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or...

Ancestry of “wonder-bearing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbearingpresent participle of bear; That bears; Of a...
2Middle Englishberingebearing
3Middle Englishberencarry, bring forth
4Old Englishberanto carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support
5Proto-West Germanicberanto carry, to bear
6Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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