Where does “bår” come from?

bår (Swedish) comes 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.

bår (Swedish): a barrow, a litter; a bier; a stretcher; a simple...

Definitions

  1. a barrow, a litter; a bier; a stretcher; a simple...

Ancestry of “bår”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebárawave, billow
2Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →