Where does “בער” come from?

בער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

בער (Yiddish): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “בער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbërbear
2Old High GermanberiA berry
3Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
4Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “בער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →