Where does “suffren” come from?

suffren (Middle English) comes from Old French sofrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

suffren (Middle English): suffer

Definitions

  1. suffer

Ancestry of “suffren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsofrirto suffer
2Vulgar Latinsufferirepresent active infinitive of *sufferiō
3Latinsufferōto put or lay under
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “suffren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →