| 【bear】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "beran," "bær," "boren," "byrde," and "gebyrde." It carries the basic meaning of "bear." from PIE *bher- "⑴ carry a burden, bring; give birth; ⑵ bright; brown" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "bear"]
bear ****[1005] If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
berth ☆[5651] A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
birth ****[1126]
birthday ****[1467] Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
birthplace ☆[4910] Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
born ****[729] If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.
[WORD ROOT]root bear
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bear, bir, born, ber
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) beran, bær, boren, byrde, gebyrde
[MEANING]root bear
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle English】 bare from old English bær;
- 【Old English】 boren pp of beran;
- 【Old English】 beran [from gebyrd] to carry, bring; bring forth, give birth to, produce; to endure without resistance; to support, hold up, sustain; to wear
- 【Old English】 bær [past tense of beran, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz ] naked, uncovered, unclothed
- 【Old English】 byrde [=gebyrd]
- 【Old English】 gebyrde [=gebyrd]
- 【Old Norse】 byrðr bear
- 【Old Norse】 byrth bear
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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bear ★★★★[1005] verb from born 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】 ① If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
② If you bear something such as a weapon, you hold it or carry it with you.
③ If one thing bears the weight of something else, it supports the weight of that thing.
【Declension/Conjugation】 bore, borne born, bearing, bears
【SYNONYM】 stand, give birth to, sustain, endure
【ROOTs】 bear; bear
【Etymology】 《Old English beran》 [from gebyrd] to carry, bring; bring forth, give birth to, produce; to endure without resistance; to support, hold up, sustain; to wear
【First Known Meaning】 to carry, bring; bring forth, give birth to, produce; to endure without resistance; to support, hold up, sustain; to wear
【DERIVATIVEs】 bear, bearish, born, bearing, birth
berth ☆[5651] noun from berth 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】 A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
【pl.】 berths
【SYNONYM】 bunk
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ber(bear); bear ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《English bear》
【First Known Meaning】 convenient sea room
birth ★★★★[1126] verb from birth 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bir(bear); bear ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gebyrd》 [akin to Old English beran] birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis ), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- 1) "to carry; to bear children
【First Known Meaning】 be born
【DERIVATIVEs】 bear, bearish, born, bearing, birth
birthday ★★★★[1467] noun from birth 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】 Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
【pl.】 birthdays
【COMPOSITION】 birth + day
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bir(bear); bear ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ day; day
【Etymology】 《Old English gebyrd》 [akin to Old English beran] birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis ), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- 1) "to carry; to bear children
birthplace ☆[4910] noun from birthplace 〈 place
【DEFINITION】 Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
【COMPOSITION】 birth + place
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bir(bear); bear ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ place(plat); flat, broad
【Etymology】 《Greek plateia》 broad (way)
born ★★★★[729] verb from born 〈 bear
【DEFINITION】 ① When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother's body at the beginning of its life. In formal English, if you say that someone is born of someone or to someone, you mean that person is their parent.
② If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.
③ You can use be born in front of a particular name to show that a person was given this name at birth, although they may be better known by another name.
【ROOTs】 born(bear); bear
【Etymology】 《Greek pherein》 to carry, bear
【DERIVATIVEs】 bear, born, birth
Other words containing "bear"; bearability, bearable, bearableness, bearably, bearish, childbirth, new-born, unbearable, unbearableness, unborn
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
batt-, bat-
bas- bat-, ba-
bar
band
ball
back
auto
aug-, auct-
art
arm
