Where does “Bára” come from?

Bára (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

Bára (Faroese): Bára, one of the nine daughters of Ægir

Definitions

  1. Bára, one of the nine daughters of Ægir

Ancestry of “Bára”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebárawave, billow
2Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →