Where does “bobr” come from?

bobr (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bobr (Lower Sorbian): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “bobr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbobrъbeaver
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbebrusbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-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 →