Where does “bara” come from?

bara (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bara, from Old Norse barar, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bara (Irish): inclination, intention; barrow, cart

Definitions

  1. inclination, intention; barrow, cart

Ancestry of “bara”, step by step

bara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbarabarrow
2Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
3Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Irish bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaraflow; intention, design

Words derived from “bara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ →Every word from Old Norse barar →