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English word beaver comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreu-, Proto-Indo-European *bhebhrus, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.)
*bʰreu- (Proto-Indo-European)
shining, brown
*bhebhrus (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰébʰrus (Proto-Indo-European)
Beaver.
*bherw- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bebruz (Proto-Germanic)
Beaver.
beofor (Old English)
Beaver.
bever (Middle English)
beaver (English)
(coarse, slang) The pubic hair and/or vulva of a woman.. A brown colour, like that of a beaver.. A hat, of various shape, made from a felted beaver fur (or later of silk), fashionable in Europe between 1550 and 1850.. An aquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woollen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.. The fur of the [...]