bievre
See also: bièvre
Old French
Alternative forms
- bevre, bevere, bever
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *bever, bibar (“beaver”), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (“beaver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhebhrus (“beaver”). Akin to Old High German bibar (German Biber "beaver"), Middle Dutch bēver (Dutch bever "beaver"), Old English beofor (“beaver”). More at beaver.
Noun
bievre m (oblique plural bievres, nominative singular bievres, nominative plural bievre)
- beaver (animal)
Descendants
- Middle French: bievre
- French: bièvre (archaic or dialectal)