Where does “bär” come from?

bär (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bär (Westrobothnian): bare, free of snow, bare ground

Definitions

  1. bare, free of snow, bare ground

Ancestry of “bär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseberrbare; second/third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bär”

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