Proto-Germanic: *birōn-, *barōn-
Meaning: good deity
Swedish: dial. bjäre, bare `glückbringendes Zauberwesen'
Proto-IE: *bher-
Meaning: good, valiant
Avestan: bairišta- `der am besten pflegt, hegt'
Armenian: bari `bebe', barvokh `gurt, best'
Old Greek: phéristo- `stärkster, tapferster, vorzüglichster, bester', phértato- `bravest, best', phértero- `braver, better'
Albanian: mbarɛ `gut, glücklich'
Russ. meaning: хороший, доблестный
References: WP II 153 f
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