Dutch word barrel comes from Proto-Germanic *barilaz, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Old French baril (Small barrel.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *barilaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Carrying equipment; stretcher. Vessel for transport, container, jug; basket. |
| *bʰrewe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *baril | Frankish (frk) | |
| *bʰrē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to carry, to bear, to carry, transport, to carry, bear |
| *barilus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| baril | Old French (fro) | Small barrel. |
| barrel | English (eng) | (US, specifically, _, New England) A waste receptacle.. (archaic) A tube.. (biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.. (countable) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and [...] |
| barrel | Dutch (nld) |