Where does “barrevoets” come from?
barrevoets (Dutch) comes from Dutch bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
barrevoets (Dutch): barefoot
Definitions
- barefoot
Ancestry of “barrevoets”, step by step
barrevoets traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bar | A bar, counter, drink cabinet; A bar, pub; harsh,... |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch voet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voet | foot; Dutch foot; imperial foot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voet | foot; paw; foot, bottom part, base |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fuot | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |