English word bear comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (To be carrying.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bʰrewe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bʰer- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bʰéreti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be carrying. |
*beraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To carry, to bear. |
beran | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To bear, carry. To bring forth, produce, give birth. To sustain, support. To wear. |
beren | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
bear | English (en) | (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.. [...] |