Roots / *bʰer-eyo-
bʰer-eyo- “to carry repeatedly, bear habitually” Widely accepted movement transport
bear, burden, ferry
At a Glance
Reconstruction bʰer-eyo- Meaning “to carry repeatedly, bear habitually” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field movement, transport Iterative extension of *bʰer- giving habitual carrying sense, yielding English bear and ferry.
bʰeh₂-d- “to go, step, walk” bʰer-tó- “carried, borne” bʰerH-mn̥-₂ “a bearing, carrying, burden” dʰrebʰ- “to drive, push, run” dʰrebʰ-eyo- “to keep running, drive” dʰreǵ- “to draw, drag, pull along” dʰreǵ-mn̥ “that which is dragged, burden” dhregh- “to pull, drag, carry” related entry