Where does “bër” come from?

bër (Middle High German) comes from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bër (Middle High German): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bër”, step by step

bër traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German beri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanberiA berry
2Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Old High German bero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanberobear
2Proto-West Germanicberōbear
3Proto-Germanicberôbear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Old High German bēr

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

Words derived from “bër”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →
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