Where does “barriererev” come from?

barriererev (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk barriere, from French barrière, from Old French barriere, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barriererev (Norwegian Nynorsk): a barrier reef

Definitions

  1. a barrier reef

Ancestry of “barriererev”, step by step

barriererev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk barriere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbarrierea barrier
2Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
3Old Frenchbarriere—
4Old Frenchbarrebar
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Norwegian Nynorsk rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreva fox; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →