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Where does “berser” come from?

berser (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish birsōn, from Latin vervēx, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

berser (Old French): to hunt

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “berser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbersarius—
2Frankishbirsōn—
3Latinvervēx—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

Words derived from “berser”

  • bersagliere
  • bersaglio
  • bersagliare
  • bersagliere
  • bercer
  • bersail
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