Where does “barre” come from?
barre (Middle English) comes from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “barre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 3 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “barre”