Where does “barriärrev” come from?

barriärrev (Swedish) comes from Swedish barriär, 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.

barriärrev (Swedish): a barrier reef

Definitions

  1. a barrier reef

Ancestry of “barriärrev”, step by step

barriärrev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish barriär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarriära barrier
2Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
3Old Frenchbarriere—
4Old Frenchbarrebar
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Swedish rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishreva fishing line; a reef; rocks close to the water...
2Old Swedishrifrib
3Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
4Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →