Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “bercier” come from?

bercier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bertiare, from Gaulish berta, from Proto-Celtic bertā.

bercier (Old French): to rock

Definitions

  1. to rock

Ancestry of “bercier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbertiare—
2Gaulishberta—
3Proto-Celticbertā—

Words derived from “bercier”

  • berceuse
  • berceuse
  • berceur
  • bercer
  • bercement
Every word from Proto-Celtic bertā →