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Where does “ber” come from?

ber (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

ber (Faroese): berry; inflection of bera: ## third-person...

Definitions

  1. berry; inflection of bera: ## third-person...

Ancestry of “ber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseberberry; inflection of berr : ## strong feminine...
2Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “ber”

  • sólber
  • oljuber
  • berjarunnur
  • bláber
  • vínber
  • tranuber
  • berjalyngur
  • jarðber
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