Where does “biber” come from?

biber (German) comes from Middle High German biber, from Old High German bibar, from Proto-West Germanic bebru, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

biber (German): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “biber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbiberbeaver
2Old High Germanbibar—
3Proto-West Germanicbebrubeaver
4Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “biber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →