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”

Every word from Late Latin batāre →Every word from Old French beer →Every word from Middle French beer →