Where does “בערל” come from?

בערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בער, 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-.

בערל (Yiddish): little bear

Definitions

  1. little bear

Ancestry of “בערל”, step by step

בערל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבערbear
2Middle High Germanbërbear
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “בערל”

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