Where does “bare” come from?

bare (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse barar, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bare (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Definitions

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Ancestry of “bare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
2Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ →Every word from Old Norse barar →