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Where does “bær” come from?

bær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

bær (Norwegian Bokmål): a berry; imperative of bære

Definitions

  1. a berry; imperative of bære

Ancestry of “bær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseberberry; inflection of berr : ## strong feminine...
2Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bær”

  • tranebær
  • solbærbusk
  • solbær
  • blåbær
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