Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “barot” come from?

barot (Old French) comes from Frankish barwa, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

barot (Old French): barrow

Definitions

  1. barrow

Ancestry of “barot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbarwa—
2Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “barot”

  • brouette
  • brouetter
  • brueto
  • baroueste
  • brouette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →