Where does “barbarij” come from?

barbarij (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-.

barbarij (Dutch): barbarism, barbarity, brutality

Definitions

barbarism, barbarity, brutality

Ancestry of “barbarij”, step by step

barbarij 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 IJ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	IJ	the IJ
2	Proto-Germanic	ahwō	water; stream, river
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ékʷeh₂	water

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