Where does “baʀ” come from?

baʀ (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

baʀ (Frankish): bare; barren; bare, naked

Definitions

  1. bare; barren; bare, naked

Ancestry of “baʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “baʀ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →