Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *barka-, *braka-

Meaning: bitter, raw

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: dial. bark `eingesinniger, unfreundlicher Mensch', barkun `rauh'

English: brack `bitter, salzig'

Middle Dutch: brac

Dutch: brak `bitter, salzig'; brak `Salzwasser'

Proto-Germanic: *barkēn

Meaning: gullet

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: barki m. `Luftröhre, Kehle'

Norwegian: barke `Luftröhre, Kehle'

Proto-Germanic: *bar=

Meaning: log, beam

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: berlings-āss `dicker Stock'

Norwegian: dial. berling `kleiner Balken in einem Fahrzeug'

Swedish: bärling `Handspeiche'

Old Frisian: ber `Angriff'

Old High German: { bara `Balken, Schranke; eingehegtes Land' }

Middle High German: [barre st. f. 'riegel, schranke; querbalken des wappens' < OFr barre < Celt ?], bar, bār st. f. 'Balken, Schranke, Querbalken im Wappen'

German: Barre f.

Proto-Germanic: *baruga-z, *barúxa-z

Meaning: pig

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: bɔrg-r m. `Eber' (poet.)

Norwegian: barre `Widder'

Swedish: dial. barre `Widder', dial. bässe `verschnittener Eber'

Old English: bearg

English: barrow

Old Saxon: barug

Middle Dutch: barch, barech

Dutch: barg m.

Old Franconian: OLG barug

Old High German: { barug, barah `Barch, verschnittener Eber' }

Middle High German: barc (-g-) st. m. 'männliches verschnittenes schwein'

German: { Barch }

Proto-Germanic: *barwa-z

Meaning: coniferous forest

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: bɔr-r m. `Nadelholzbaum'

Old English: bearo (bearu), gen. bearwes, dat. bearwe (-rowe, -ruwe) m. `grove, wood'

Old High German: baro `Wald, Hain', bara-wāri `Priester' (< Waldwart)

Proto-Germanic: *barzá-n/bárs=, *burz=, *burstō, *bursti-z, *bursta-z, -n

Meaning: pricky animal/tree, bristle

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: barr n. `Nadelbaum; Laub, Baum'; bu(r)st f. `Borste; Dachrücken'; bu(r)sti m. `Bürste'

Norwegian: bar `Nadelbaum'; dial. borren, bürren `stolz, herausfordernd'; bust

Old Swedish: bar `Nadelbaum'; agh-borre `Barsch'

Swedish: barr `Nadelbaum'; borre `Klette', sjö-borre `Igel', dial. borra ut sig `die Federn sträuben (von Vögeln)', borre `strenger Mensch'; borst

Old Danish: bar `Nadelbaum'

Danish: burre `Klette'; börst

Old English: bärs (bears), -es m. `perch'; byrst, -es n. `bristle'; { brystl f. }

Middle English: bure, borre `Klette; Rauhheit in der Kehle'

English: burr, bur; bristle; barse

Old Saxon: bars; bursta f.

Middle Dutch: baerse; borstel, burstel m. `varkenshaar'

Dutch: baars m.; borstel m.

Middle Low German: borstel m. `varkenshaar, borstel'

Low German: barsch (seit 16.Jh.) `scharf, streng, rauh, (older) rauh, von Stoffen; herb, von Geschmack'

Old High German: { barrēn `starr emporstehn', parrunga `Stolz, Hochmut' }, bars (11.Jh.) `Barsch', burst, borst n. (10.Jh.), borsta f. (10/11.Jh.) `Borste', burst f. (um 1000)

Middle High German: { bars `Barsch' }, bürste wk. f. 'bürste'; borste f., burst, borst st. n., m., borste wk. f. 'borste'

German: Barsch m., Borste f., Bürste, barsch

Proto-Germanic: *bat-iz, *bōtō, *batēn

Meaning: better, best

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: comp. *batiza `better', sup, batista `best'; *ga-batnan wk. `obtain an advantage'; *bōta f. (ō) `aid'; *bōtjan wk. `be of use, do good'

Old Norse: betr adv. `besser'; comp. betri, sup. betz-r, batzt-r adj. `besser'; bati m. `Besserung, Nutzen'; batna wk. `besser werden'; bōt `Besserung, Ersatz; Busse'

Norwegian: beter adv.; betre adj.; batna vb.; bot

Old Swedish: bäter adv.; batna vb.

Swedish: bättre adj.; battna vb.; bot

Old Danish: bätär, beder adv.; Run but

Danish: bedre adj.; bod

Old English: adj. bet; bet(e)re, betera, betest; bōt `Verbesserung, Schadenersatz'

English: better, best; (arch.) boot

Old Frisian: bata m. `Vorteil, Gewinn'; betera, best; bōte

Old Saxon: { betera }, betara, bezt; adv. bat, bet; bōta `Besserung, Busse'

Middle Dutch: bēter, best; adv. bat, bet; { boete }

Dutch: beter, best; { boete }

Old Franconian: betera

Middle Low German: bēter, best; bōte; { bate `Verbesserung' }

Old High German: beʒʒiro, beʒʒisto (9.Jh.); baʒʒēn `besser w.'; buoʒa, buoʒ (9.Jh.) `Vergütung, Besserung, Heilung'; adv. baʒ

Middle High German: buoʒɛ st. m. 'busse', buoʒ st. m.? 'bessserung, abhilfe'; bɛʒʒer, baʒʒer adj. 'besser', bɛʒʒist, bɛst adj. best'

German: besser, best; Busse f.

Proto-Germanic: *baud=

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: bauɵ-s (-d-; a) `deaf, dumb; tasteless'

Proto-Germanic: *baugian-

Meaning: sweet (out)

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: us-baugjan wk. `sweet out'

Proto-Germanic: *bau(g)wá-z

Meaning: an insect

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: bēaw `gadfly', bēaw-hyrnet `bee-hornet, gad-fly, horse-fly'

English: bee-hornet

Low German: dial. bau `Bremse'

Proto-Germanic: *bauk=, *būkōn-, *biukōn- vb.

Meaning: *oak, *beech

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: NIsl bauk-ur `Büchse' < `Buchenholz'; beykir `Küfer, Bötcher' < `Verfestiger von buchenen Fässern'; beyki n. `beuk'

Middle Dutch: būken, buyken `in beukenloog wassen'

Middle High German: būchen, biuchen wk. 'mit lauge waschen'

German: { bauchen, bäuchen }

Proto-Germanic: *bauma-z, *bagwma-z; *biwwá-n

Meaning: tree

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: bagm-s m. (a) `tree'

Old Norse: baδm-r m. `Baum'; bügg n. `Gerste, Getreide'

Norwegian: bügg

Old Swedish: bagn `Stock'

Swedish: bjugg, dial. bju, bügg

Danish: büg

Old English: bēam; bēow `Getreide, Gerste', beo `Gerste', beowod `Ernte'

English: beam

Old Frisian: bām; bē `Gerste'

Old Saxon: bōm

Middle Dutch: boom

Dutch: boom m.

Middle Low German: bōm

Old High German: boum (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: boum st. m. (/boun, bōm, bōn, bām) 'baum'

German: Baum m.

Proto-Germanic: *baunō(n) < *babnō

Meaning: bean

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: baun f. `Bohne'

Norwegian: bauna

Swedish: böna

Danish: bönne

Old English: bēan (bīen), -e f. `bean'

English: bean

Old Frisian: bāne

Old Saxon: bōna

Middle Dutch: bōne

Dutch: boon f.

Middle Low German: bōne

Old High German: bōna (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: bōne st./wk. f. 'bohne'

German: Bohne f.

Proto-Germanic: *bazá-

Meaning: bare, naked

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ber-r `entblösst, nackt; sichtbar, deutlichL'

Norwegian: berr

Swedish: bar

Danish: bar

Old English: bär m.n., bärre f. `bare, naked, open'

English: bare

Old Frisian: ber-fōt

East Frisian: Fris bar, adv. bare `erg'

Old Saxon: bar

Middle Dutch: baer `naakt, open', bar `erg'

Dutch: baar, barre-voets

Middle Low German: bār

Old High German: bar (10.Jh.) `nackt, bloss, unverhüllt, offen daliegend, frei von, ohne etw., rein, nichts als'

Middle High German: bar 'nackt, bloss; leer, ledig, inhaltslos; sichtbar, offenbar, kund'

German: bar

Proto-Germanic: *bēgian-, *bēgan-, *bēgēn- vb., *bēga-, *bēga-z, *bagōn- vb.

Meaning: press, compel

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: baga wk. `drücken, hindern'; bǟgja wk. `stossen, fortschaffen, bedrängen'; bāga vb. `id.'; bāg-r `Widerstand, Kampf'; bāg-r `schwierig, verdriesslich'; bāgr `schwierig, verdriesslich, hinderlich'; begla f. BN `eine widerspenstige Person'

Norwegian: bagga `plagen, hindern'; bɔg `unwillig, lästig'; bägja vb.; begla `hindern', begla f. `eine widerspenstige Person'

Swedish: dial. bɔg `mürrisch'

Old Danish: bag `ungünstig, hindernd'

Danish: bag `hinderlich'

Old Saxon: bāg m. `Prahlerei'

Old High German: { bāgan, bāgēn `zanken, streiten'; bāga `Zank, Streit' }

Middle High German: bāc, gen. -ges st. m. 'lautes Schreien; Zank, Streit; Prahlerei'; bāgen red. v./wk. 'laut schreien, streiten; sich rühmen'

Proto-Germanic: *bibēn- vb., *bibr=

Meaning: shiver

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: bifa wk. `beben, zittern'

Norwegian: biva vb.

Swedish: bäva vb.

Danish: bäve vb., bävre `beben'

Old English: bifian, beofian

Old Frisian: bevia, bivia, beva vb.

East Frisian: NrFris bevern

Old Saxon: bivōn

Middle Dutch: bēven

Dutch: beven; bibberen

Old High German: bibēn 'beben, zittern' (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: biben, bibenen 'beben'

German: beben

Proto-Germanic: *bibru-z

Meaning: beaver

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: bjōr-r m. `Biber; Biberfell'

Norwegian: dial. bjōr `Biber'

Swedish: dial. bjur `Biber'

Old Danish: biävär, biauär `Biber'

Old English: beofer (beofor), -es m. `beaver'

English: beaver

Old Saxon: bivar, bevar

Middle Dutch: bēver

Dutch: bever

Old Franconian: bever

Middle Low German: bēver

Low German: bever m.

Old High German: bibar (9./10.Jh.)

Middle High German: biber st. m. 'biber'

German: Biber m.

Proto-Germanic: *bidjan- vb.; *bidō

Meaning: pray, beg

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: bidjan/bidan st. `request, pray'; bida f. (ō) `prayer, demand'

Old Norse: biδja st. `bitten'; bīδa, biδill

Norwegian: bidja vb.

Old Swedish: biɵia, bidha vb.

Swedish: bedja vb.

Danish: bede vb.

Old English: biddan; bedu

Old Frisian: bede

Old Saxon: biddian `verzoeken'; beda

Middle Dutch: bidden; bede

Dutch: bidden `verzoeken, bedelen, bidden'; bede f.

Old Franconian: biddan `verzoeken'; beda

Old High German: bitten `(er)bitten, flehen, (an)beten' (8.Jh.); beta `Bitte, Gebet'

Middle High German: biten, bitten st. `(er)bitten, flehen, (an)beten; (vor Gericht) laden, wünschen, heissen, befehlen'

German: bitten

Proto-Germanic: *bid= (~ -ɵ-)

Meaning: vessel

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: { biδa f. `Milchkübel' }

Norwegian: bidl n. `Butterfass', bidne `Gefäss'

Proto-Germanic: *bilisō, *bilVn=, *bulVm=, *bulin=

Meaning: a plant

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: bolm-ört

Old Danish: bölme

Danish: (older) bülne, biln-urt

Old English: belene (beolone, belone), -an f. `henbane, henbell'

Middle Dutch: beelde

Middle Low German: billen-

Old High German: bilisa

German: { Bilsenkraut, dial. Bilme }