Etymology of the English word bare
the English word
barederived from the Old Norse word
baraderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bazazDerivations in English
bareass,
bareback,
barebelly,
barefisted,
bareknuckle,
bareboat,
barefoot,
barelegged,
barely,
threadbare,
eagre,
bared,
baringCognates
Danish
barre, Dutch
bar, Dutch
bes, English
berry, French
bar, French
barrer, French
barre, German
bar, German
Bar, German
Barre, German
Barren, German
Beere, Icelandic
ber, Icelandic
bar, Italian
barra, Norwegian
barre, Provençal
barra, Provençal
barrar, Spanish
barrar, Spanish
barra, Swedish
bar, Swedish
barr, Swedish
bärUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
