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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *berô