*bērō

Runic: ᛒᛖᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɛː.rɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

that which bears or carries; stretcher, bier

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰēr-eh₂ a lengthened grade form of root bʰer- (‘to bear, carry’).

*bāru (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bāra (Old Dutch)
  - bâre (Middle Dutch)
    - baar (Dutch)
      - baar (Afrikaans)
*bāru (Proto-West Germanic)
- bēr, bǣr (Old English)
  - bere, beere, beer (Middle English)
    - bier (English)
    - bere, beir (Scots)
*bāru (Proto-West Germanic)
- bēre (Old Frisian)
  - beer, baar (North Frisian)
  - Beere (Saterland Frisian)
  - berje, bier, baar (West Frisian)
*bāru (Proto-West Germanic)
- bāra (Old High German)
  - bāre (Middle High German)
    - Bahre (German)
*bāru (Proto-West Germanic)
- bāra (Old Saxon)
  - bāre (Middle Low German)
    - Bahr (Low German)
bár, bára (Old Norse)
- båre (Danish)
- bára (Faroese)
- bára (Icelandic)
- båre, bår (Norwegian Bokmål)
- båre (Norwegian Nynorsk)
bár, bára (Old Norse)
- bare (Middle English)
  - bore (English)
  - boar, bore (Scots)
bár, bára (Old Norse)
- bār (Old Swedish)
  - bår (Swedish)