Where does “barrere” come from?

barrere (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.

barrere (Middle English): A barricade or palisade protecting the gate to a city or castle or the entrance to a street

Definitions

  1. A barricade or palisade protecting the gate to a city or castle or the entrance to a street

Ancestry of “barrere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarrebar
2Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
3Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
4Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barrere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →