English word born comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰos-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰébʰrus | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Beaver. |
| *bʰews- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | dross, sediment, brewer's yeast, dross, sediment |
| *bʰos- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *bʰosós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *berô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bear. |
| *bʰéreti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be carrying. |
| *beuzą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Beer. |
| *beraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To carry, to bear. |
| bera | Old English (ang) | Bear. |
| bēor | Old English (ang) | |
| *bazaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bare, naked. |
| *bērō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | That which bears or carries; stretcher, bier. |
| beran | Old English (ang) | To bear, carry. To bring forth, produce, give birth. To sustain, support. To wear. |
| beren | Middle English (enm) | |
| ber | Old English (ang) | Bier; a litter to transport dead people. |
| bere | Middle English (enm) | Bear. |
| bear | English (en) | (colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore. (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.. (engineering) A portable punching machine.. (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]. (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. [1744]. (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the [...] |
| born | English (en) | (obsolete) in other senses.. ; given birth to. Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth. |