Etymology Explorer › Middle Breton

Where does “berr” come from?

berr (Middle Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

Ancestry of “berr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbɨrrshort
2Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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