abear

Etymology

Came into English from Middle English aberen, from Old English āberan ("to bear, carry, carry away"), made up of ā- ("away, out"), a- and beran ("to bear"), from Proto-Germanic *uzberaną ("to bear off, bring forth, produce"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ("to bear, carry"); equivalent to a- and bear. Cognate with Old High German irberan and Gothic ???????? (usbairan).