Where does “bare” come from?

bare (Middle English) comes from Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bare (Middle English): Alternative form of bor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bor

Ancestry of “bare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbærbare, naked, unconcealed
2Proto-West Germanicbaʀbare, naked
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →