Where does “barriere” come from?

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

Ancestry of “barriere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarrebar
2Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
3Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
4Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barriere”

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