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Where does “bajer” come from?

bajer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Weiher, from Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-Germanic *wīwārī, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

bajer (Serbo-Croatian): lake, pond

Definitions

  1. lake, pond

Ancestry of “bajer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeiherpond
2Middle High Germanwīher—
3Old High Germanwīwāri—
4Proto-Germanic*wīwārī—
5Latinvīvārium—
6Latinvīvō—
7Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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