Where does “vaskbar” come from?

vaskbar (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-.

vaskbar (Danish): washable

Definitions

  1. washable

Ancestry of “vaskbar”, step by step

vaskbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbarbare, naked; sheer, pure; bar
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär—
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

via Danish vaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvaskeplural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo
2Old Norsevaskato wash
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją →