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