Where does “afluisterbaar” come from?

afluisterbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch baar, from Middle Dutch bâre, from Old Dutch bāra, from Proto-Albanian bārā, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

afluisterbaar (Dutch): able to be listened in on or eavesdropped

Definitions

  1. able to be listened in on or eavesdropped

Ancestry of “afluisterbaar”, step by step

afluisterbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Dutch afluisteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafluisterento eavesdrop
2Dutchluisterento listen; to listen, to obey, comply with
3Middle Dutchluusterento listen; to whisper
4Old Dutchlūsteron
5Proto-Germanichlūstrōną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosósEvery word from Proto-Germanic bazaz
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