Where does “bever” come from?

bever (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bever, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bever (Middle English): A beaver; Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar...

Definitions

  1. A beaver; Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar...

Ancestry of “bever”, step by step

bever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman bever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanbeverAlternative form of beivre; beaver
2Latinbibōto drink
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Old English befer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeferbeaver
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bever

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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