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 βάρβαροςEvery word from Latin barbarus
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