Where does “bēr” come from?

bēr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bēr, from Proto-Germanic bairaz, from Proto-Germanic baizaz.

bēr (Middle High German): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbēr—
2Proto-Germanicbairazboar
3Proto-Germanicbaizaz—

Words derived from “bēr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic baizaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bairaz →Every word from Old High German bēr →