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Where does “Bahre” come from?

Bahre (German) comes from Old High German bāra, from Proto-West Germanic bāru, from Proto-Germanic bērō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Bahre (German): bier; litter; stretcher

Definitions

  1. bier; litter; stretcher

Ancestry of “Bahre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbāra—
2Proto-West Germanicbārustretcher, bier
3Proto-Germanicbērōthat which bears or carries; stretcher, bier
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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