Where does “bāra” come from?

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

bāra (Old High German): bier

Definitions

  1. bier

Ancestry of “bāra”, 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 “bāra”

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