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English word bear comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (To be carrying.)
*bʰrewe- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰer- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰéreti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be carrying.
*beraną (Proto-Germanic)
To carry, to bear.
beran (Old English)
To bear, carry. To bring forth, produce, give birth. To sustain, support. To wear.
beren (Middle English)
bear (English)
(colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore. (ambitransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.. (intransitive) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).. (intransitive) To endure with patience; to be patient.. (intransitive) To suffer, as in carrying a burden.. (intransitive, usually with on or upon) To relate or refer.. [...]