Where does “barōn” come from?
barōn (Old High German) comes from German baron, from French baron, from Middle French baron, from Old French baron, from Latin barō, from Frankish barō, from Proto-Germanic barô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “barōn”, step by step
barōn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German baron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | baron | baron |
| 2 | French | baron | baron, lord, noble landowner |
| 3 | Middle French | baron | baron (nobleman) |
| 4 | Old French | baron | lord, baron; husband |
| 5 | Latin | barō | simpleton, dunce, lout |
| 6 | Frankish | barō | servant, man, warrior; freeman; servant |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barô | carrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Proto-West Germanic *baʀōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *baʀōn | to bare, make bare |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bazōną | to bare, make bare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |