Where does “Baarlem” come from?
Baarlem (Dutch) comes from Dutch baren, from Middle Dutch baren, from Old Dutch beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Baarlem (Dutch): the city of Haarlem, viewed by Amsterdam yuppies as a place to move to in order to settle down and have children
Definitions
- the city of Haarlem, viewed by Amsterdam yuppies as a place to move to in order to settle down and have children
Ancestry of “Baarlem”, step by step
Baarlem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch baren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baren | to bear, to give birth to; to cause, to bring... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | baren | to bear, to carry; to give birth to |
| 3 | Old Dutch | beran | to bear, to carry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Dutch Haarlem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Haarlem | — |