Where does “bever” come from?

bever (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German bēver, 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.

bever (Norwegian Nynorsk): beaver aquatic mammal, a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber

Definitions

  1. beaver aquatic mammal, a roden of the genus Castor, specifically the European beaver, Castor fiber

Ancestry of “bever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbēver—
2Old Saxonbiƀar—
3Proto-West Germanicbebrubeaver
4Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →