Bears and why they mostly are called otherwise

[Steve Gustafson]

Rick McCallister wrote:

> Isn't bay cognate to Spanish baya "berry, red", bayo "bay"? [from
> something like Celtic *baca?] In which case, the word originally meant
> "berry"?

I am reasonably certain that both E. -bay- and Spanish -bayo- are from
Latin -badium-.

--
Hyge sceal the heardra, heorte the cenre,
mod sceal the mare, the ure maegen lytlath.
                            --- The Battle of Maldon