Where does “barren” come from?

barren (Middle English) comes from Old French barrer, from Medieval Latin barrare — to bar.

barren (Middle English): to bar

Definitions

  1. to bar

Ancestry of “barren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarrer—
2Medieval Latinbarrareto bar

Words derived from “barren”

Every word from Medieval Latin barrare →Every word from Old French barrer →