Where does “bāru” come from?

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

bāru (Proto-West Germanic): stretcher, bier

Definitions

  1. stretcher, bier

Ancestry of “bāru”, step by step

bāru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bērō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbērōthat which bears or carries; stretcher, bier
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Germanic *bērō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*bērō

Words derived from “bāru

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic bērō