Where does “biƀor” come from?

biƀor (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “biƀor”, step by step

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