Etymology

werebear

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Today it means: A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form Full definition →

English bear ← Middle English bere ← Old English bera
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The story

  1. Englishwere-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwer-
  5. Proto-Germanic*berô
  6. Proto-West Germanic*berō
  7. Old Englishbera
  8. Middle Englishbere
  9. Englishbear
  10. English todaywerebear

From were- + bear.

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