Where does “barriär” come from?
barriär (Swedish) 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.
barriär (Swedish): a barrier
Ancestry of “barriär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | barrière | barrier; fence |
| 2 | Old French | barriere | — |
| 3 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 5 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “barriär”