English
barrier
Barrier comes from Anglo-Norman barrere.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400barrere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500barrer
- Englishearliest quotation 1993barrier
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400barrere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500barrer
- Englishearliest quotation 1993barrier
Earliest quotation: 1993, Jurassic Park, Universal Pictures: “If there's one thing the history of evolution has…”
Every English word from Anglo-Norman barrere
Today it means
noun A structure that bars passage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman barrere / barrier