Where does “bara” come from?

bara (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bara (Frankish): bar, beam, barrier, fence

Definitions

  1. bar, beam, barrier, fence

Ancestry of “bara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bara

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-