Where does “bērō” come from?

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

bērō (Proto-West Germanic): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “bērō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbērōthat which bears or carries; stretcher, bier
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bērō →
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