Where does “барьер” come from?

барьер (Yakut) comes from Russian барье́р, 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.

барьер (Yakut): barrier (structure that bars passage)

Definitions

  1. barrier (structure that bars passage)

Ancestry of “барьер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбарье́рbarrier (structure that bars passage)
2Frenchbarrièrebarrier; fence
3Old Frenchbarriere—
4Old Frenchbarrebar
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →