Where does “bära” come from?

bära (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish bara, from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bära (Swedish): to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to...

Definitions

  1. to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to...

Ancestry of “bära”, step by step

bära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish bara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbarato bare, make bare
2Old Norsebárawave, billow
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Old Swedish bæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbærato bear, carry
2Old Norseberato carry, to bear; to make bare; female bear
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bära”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →