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Where does “Barriere” come from?

Barriere (German) comes from French barrière, from Old French barriere, 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.

Barriere (German): barrier

Definitions

  1. barrier

Ancestry of “Barriere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
2Old Frenchbarriere—
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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