Where does “Barra” come from?

Barra (Irish) comes from Middle English 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.

Barra (Irish): bar

Definitions

  1. bar

Ancestry of “Barra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbarreA barrier; a structure serving as an obstruction
2Old Frenchbarrebar
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “Barra”

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