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Where does “bayer” come from?

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

bayer (French): to have one's mouth wide open, to gape

Definitions

  1. to have one's mouth wide open, to gape

Ancestry of “bayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbeer—
2Old Frenchbeerto open; to pant; to breathe heavily; to desire;...
3Late Latinbatāre—

Words derived from “bayer”

  • bays
  • baize
  • baized
  • bayo
  • bahía
  • baya
  • béer
  • baies
  • baie
  • Bai
  • baies
  • baia
  • baai
  • bahiya
  • bayo
Every word from Late Latin batāre →