Where does “Barett” come from?

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

Barett (German): beret

Definitions

  1. beret

Ancestry of “Barett”, step by step

Barett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian barretta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbarrettaDiminutive of barra; small bar
2Italianbarrarod, bar, slat; helm, tiller; stroke, slash
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Middle French barrete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbarrete—
2Italianbaretta—
3Latinbirretum—
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “Barett”

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