Where does “barre” come from?

barre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barre (Old French): bar

Definitions

  1. bar

Ancestry of “barre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
2Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
3Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →