Where does “barbaars” come from?
barbaars (Dutch) comes from Dutch barbaar, from Middle Dutch barbaer, from Old French barbare, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbaars (Dutch): barbaric
Definitions
- barbaric
Ancestry of “barbaars”, step by step
barbaars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch barbaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | barbaar | barbarian |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | barbaer | — |
| 3 | Old French | barbare | — |
| 4 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |