Where does “biber” come from?

biber (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bibar, from Proto-West Germanic bebru, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

biber (Middle High German): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “biber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbibar—
2Proto-West Germanicbebrubeaver
3Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “biber”

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