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baren.

to bear, to give birth to

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbaːrə(n)/
  1. to bear, to give birth to

    transitive
    Zij heeft een zoon gebaard.
  2. to cause, to bring about

    transitive
    Dit baart me zorgen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch baren. The a in the stem and the weak inflection are unetymological, but their origin is unknown. The form developed from and displaced the older strong beren (still found in modern ontberen), from Old Dutch beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

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