Where does “barragem” come from?
barragem (Portuguese) comes from French barrage, from French barrer, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
barragem (Portuguese): dam
Ancestry of “barragem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | barrage | dam, barrage; barrier, roadblock |
| 2 | French | barrer | to bar, bar up; to bar off; to cross out, strike... |
| 3 | English | Bar | — |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |