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
Ancestry of “bièvre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bievre | — |
| 2 | Old French | bievre | beaver |
| 3 | Latin | beber | beaver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰébʰrus | beaver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrew- | to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |