Where does “bēr” come from?

bēr (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bāru, from Proto-Germanic bērō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bēr (Old English): bier; a litter to transport dead people

Definitions

  1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

Ancestry of “bēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbārustretcher, bier
2Proto-Germanicbērōthat which bears or carries; stretcher, bier
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bērō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bāru →