Where does “Barre” come from?

Barre (German) comes from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Ancestry of “Barre”, step by step

Barre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French barré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrépast participle of barrer; barred; bendy...
2Middle Frenchbarrebar
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Latin barra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarrabar; barrier
2Gaulishbarrosthe bushy end

Words derived from “Barre”

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