Where does “Boar” come from?

Boar (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bara, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Boar (Saterland Frisian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “Boar”, step by step

Boar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbara—
2Proto-West Germanicberōbear
3Proto-Germanicberôbear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Old Frisian bera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbera—

Words derived from “Boar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →