Where does “bera” come from?

bera (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bera (Old English): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicberōbear
2Proto-Germanicberôbear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →