Where does “bēver” come from?

bēver (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon biƀar, 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.

Ancestry of “bēver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbiƀar—
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 “bēver”

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