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

Definitions

  1. a barrier

Ancestry of “barriär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
2Old Frenchbarriere—
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barriär”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →