Where does “bȳre” come from?

bȳre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bȳre (Old English): child, son, descendant; young man, youth

Definitions

  1. child, son, descendant; young man, youth

Ancestry of “bȳre”, step by step

bȳre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic buriz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old English ambyre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishambyrefavorable wind

Words derived from “bȳre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →