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Where does “beran” come from?

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

beran (Proto-West Germanic): to carry, to bear

Definitions

  1. to carry, to bear

Ancestry of “beran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “beran”

  • born
  • bearing
  • bore
  • borne
  • bored
  • boring
  • newborn
  • boredom
  • unborn
  • reborn
  • firstborn
  • borehole
  • borer
  • stillborn
  • foodborne
  • freeborn
  • seaborne
  • highborn
  • wellbore
  • smoothbore
  • bloodborne
  • spaceborne
  • overbore
  • wellborn
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