Where does “bær” come from?

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

bær (Norwegian Nynorsk): a berry

Definitions

  1. a berry

Ancestry of “bær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseberberry
2Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bær”

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