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
- to gape, yawn; to be wide open
Ancestry of “béer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bayer | to have one's mouth wide open, to gape |
| 2 | Middle French | beer | — |
| 3 | Old French | beer | to open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | batāre | — |