Where does “barbaar” come from?

barbaar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch barbaer, from Old French barbare, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbaar (Dutch): barbarian

Definitions

  1. barbarian

Ancestry of “barbaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbarbaer—
2Old Frenchbarbare—
3Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
4Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “barbaar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →