Where does “bearr” come from?
bearr (Irish) comes from Old Irish berraid, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
bearr (Irish): clip, cut, trim; shave; skim
Definitions
- clip, cut, trim; shave; skim
Ancestry of “bearr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | berraid | to shear, to clip; to shave |
| 2 | Old Irish | -aid | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |