Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bāru

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Frankish

Alternative forms

• *bēra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bērō, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”). Cognate with Old Saxon bāra, Old High German bāra, Old English bēr, bǣr.

Noun

1. bier; a litter to transport dead people

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *bāra
  • Middle Dutch: bâre
    • Dutch: baar
• → Vulgar Latin: *bera
  • Old French: bere, biere
    • Middle French: biere
      • French: bière
  • Old Occitan: bera