Where does “bēre” come from?

bēre (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic bāru, from Proto-Germanic bērō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “bēre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbārustretcher, bier
2Proto-Germanicbērōthat which bears or carries; stretcher, bier
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bēre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bērō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bāru →