Where does “barr-” come from?

barr- (Irish) comes from Irish barr, 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.

barr- (Irish): excellent, outstanding, extraordinary; -topped

Definitions

  1. excellent, outstanding, extraordinary; -topped

Ancestry of “barr-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbarrtip, head, point; top; summit; upper part
2Old Frenchbarrebar
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barr-”

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