Where does “sårbar” come from?
sårbar (Danish) comes from Danish bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
sårbar (Danish): vulnerable
Definitions
- vulnerable
Ancestry of “sårbar”, step by step
sårbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bar | bare, naked; sheer, pure; bar |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Danish såre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | såre | to wound; to injure, hurt; to offend |
| 2 | Old Danish | særæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | særa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairijaną | to wound, to make hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |