Where does “barrière” come from?

barrière (French) comes from Old French barriere, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barrière (French): barrier; fence

Definitions

  1. barrier; fence

Ancestry of “barrière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarriere—
2Old Frenchbarrebar
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barrière”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →