Etymograph

English

bere

Bere comes from Middle English bere ‘barley’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *baraz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baraz‘barley’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*barī‘barley’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150bere‘barley’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘barley’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baraz‘barley’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*barī‘barley’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150bere‘barley’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘barley’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Old English bere ‘barley’

barn, barley

through Middle English bere ‘barley’

bear, 1 more

Today it means

noun Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *baraz / bere

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