Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerH-

‘to strike’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.

22 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-, most familiar first.

• brown ← broun ← brūn ← *brūn ← *brūnaz
• bone ← bornoyer ← borgne ← *bornium
• boring ← boryng ← boren
• berry ← beryen ← *berian ← *barjan ← *barjaną
• bore ← boren ← borian ← *borōn ← *burōną
• interfere ← entreferir ← ferir ← feriō ← *ferjō
• beaver ← bever ← befer ← *bebru ← *bebruz
• brunette ← brunete ← brunet ← brun ← brunus
• bruin ← bruun ← *brūn ← *brūn ← *brūnaz
• burnish ← burnishen ← burnir ← *brūnijan ← *brūnijaną
• barling ← berlingr ← *barō
• broon ← broun ← brūn ← *brūn ← *brūnaz

More words from *bʰerH-

• beavered
• brunneous
• braird
• brunaille
• brunatre
• foraminated
• foraminal
• foraminate
• phrynoderma
• pillowbeer

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-