Proto-Germanic
*berô
‘bear’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *berô.
2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *berô, most familiar first.
- bear ← bere ← bera ← *berō
- pillowbeer ← bēre ← *bera ← *berō
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *berô