Where does “барье́р” come from?

барье́р (Russian) comes from French barrière, from Old French barriere, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

барье́р (Russian): barrier (structure that bars passage)

Definitions

  1. barrier (structure that bars passage)

Ancestry of “барье́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
2Old Frenchbarriere—
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “барье́р”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →