Where does “bievre” come from?

bievre (Old French) comes from Latin beber, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bievre (Old French): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “bievre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeberbeaver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bievre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →
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