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Where does “barrer” come from?

barrer (French) comes from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

barrer (French): to bar, bar up; to bar off; to cross out, strike...

Definitions

  1. to bar, bar up; to bar off; to cross out, strike...

Ancestry of “barrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBar—
2Germanbär—
3Middle High Germanbër—
4Old High GermanberiA berry
5Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
6Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “barrer”

  • barrage
  • barrement
  • barrage
  • barragem
  • baraĵo
  • baru
  • barilo
  • bari
  • barilpordo
  • malbari
  • baraj
  • bara
  • barilo
  • aquobarilo
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