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Where does “bʰébʰrus” come from?

bʰébʰrus (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bʰébʰrus (Proto-Indo-European): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “bʰébʰrus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bʰébʰrus”

  • Beverly
  • beaver
  • Beaver
  • Beaverton
  • Bieber
  • beavering
  • beavertail
  • beavered
  • beaverskin
  • beaverboard
  • beaverlike
  • beave
  • beavery
  • beaverette
  • bieberite
  • Bieberite
  • beaverite
  • beaverling
  • Bieberish
  • Bieberesque
  • Bieberism
  • beaverwood
  • Biebermania
  • Beverley
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