Bartered
/ˈbɑːr.tərd/noun
Past tense of barter, meaning to trade goods or services without using money.
Did you know?Barter is a Germanic word of uncertain origin, and its early history is murky enough that even etymologists treat it like a linguistic black box rather than a clean lineage.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
barteren
“to trade goods or services directly”
Middle English
English
barter
“a trade or exchange”
Uncertain early Germanic
Gmc
*bart-
“an unclear root associated with trading or bargaining”
16th Century
English
barter
“to exchange goods without money”
Modern English
English
bartered
“exchanged by barter”