English word barn comes from Proto-Indo-European *res-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) bere (Barley.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *res- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | rest, roo, to shout, speak |
| *bʰrewe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| bere | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Barley. |
| *razną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | House, dwelling. |
| *bʰrē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | 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-pro) | 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 (eng) | (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. |