Barn etymology

English

English word barn comes from Proto-Indo-European *res-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) bere (Barley.)

Etymology of barn

Detailed word origin of barn

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*res- Proto-Indo-European (ine) rest, roo, to shout, speak
*bʰrewe- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
bere Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) Barley.
*razną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) House, dwelling.
*bʰrē- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to carry, to bear, to carry, transport, to carry, bear
ærn, ræn Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) House, habitation.
*bʰéreti Proto-Indo-European (ine) To be carrying.
*bēriz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Bearable, fruitful, viable. Pertaining to bearing, carrying.
bereærn Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*barną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Child.
barn Old Norse (non) Child.
bearn Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) A child, especially a son.
barn Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
barn English (en) (transitive) To lay up in a barn. (agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.. (informal, basketball, ice hockey) An arena.. (nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.

Words with the same origin as barn

Descendants of *res-

rest