Where does “fiber” come from?

fiber (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

fiber (Latin): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “fiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →