Where does “bearn” come from?
bearn (Middle English) comes from Middle English barn, from Old English bearn, from Old English bereærn, from Old English bere, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
bearn (Middle English): Alternative form of barn
Definitions
- Alternative form of barn
Ancestry of “bearn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | barn | A member of one's immediate offspring or progeny;... |
| 2 | Old English | bearn | child; first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Old English | bereærn | barn, granary |
| 4 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |