Where does “bêer” come from?

bêer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bero, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bêer (Middle Dutch): boar, male pig

Definitions

  1. boar, male pig

Ancestry of “bêer”, step by step

bêer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch bero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbero—
2Proto-West Germanicberōbear
3Proto-Germanicberôbear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Old Dutch bēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbēr—
2Proto-Germanicbairazboar
3Proto-Germanicbaizaz—

Words derived from “bêer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →