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· Proto-Germanic
*baraz
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*baraz
, most common first.
barley
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
bere
Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.