Where does “barra” come from?

barra (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.

barra (Irish): bar; Alternative form of bara; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. bar; Alternative form of bara; inflection of...

Ancestry of “barra”, step by step

barra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish barr

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

via Irish bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbarainclination, intention; barrow, cart
2Middle Irishbarabarrow
3Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
4Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →