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Where does “bār” come from?

bār (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bairaz, from Proto-Germanic baizaz.

Ancestry of “bār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbairazboar
2Proto-Germanicbaizaz—

Words derived from “bār”

  • boar
  • boarhound
  • boarish
  • boarlike
  • barling
  • boarfish
  • boarhide
  • wereboar
  • boor
  • barling
  • bor
Every word from Proto-Germanic baizaz →