Where does “béer” come from?

béer (French) comes from French bayer, from Middle French beer, from Old French beer, from Late Latin batāre.

béer (French): to gape, yawn; to be wide open

Definitions

  1. to gape, yawn; to be wide open

Ancestry of “béer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbayerto have one's mouth wide open, to gape
2Middle Frenchbeer—
3Old Frenchbeerto open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;...
4Late Latinbatāre—
Every word from Late Latin batāre →Every word from Old French beer →Every word from Middle French beer →