Where does “bievre” come from?

bievre (Middle French) comes from Old French bievre, from Latin beber, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “bievre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bievre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →