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b
eo
rcan
make a sharp explosive sound, bark
Source:
Kroonen 2013
:61
originates from: PGmc
*berkan-
"roar" (
oe-breaking-before-rc-lc
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:61)