Where does “bièvre” come from?

bièvre (French) comes from Middle French bievre, from Old French bievre, from Latin beber, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bièvre (French): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “bièvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbievre—
2Old Frenchbievrebeaver
3Latinbeberbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →