Where does “barra” come from?

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

barra (Galician): loft or platform, usually inside the house or the...

Definitions

  1. loft or platform, usually inside the house or the...

Ancestry of “barra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
2Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
3Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barra”

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