Where does “bestrafbaar” come from?
bestrafbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch baar, from Middle Dutch bâre, from Old Dutch bāra, from Proto-Albanian bārā, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.
bestrafbaar (Dutch): punishable
Definitions
- punishable
Ancestry of “bestrafbaar”, step by step
bestrafbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |
via Dutch bestraffen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestraffen | to punish |
| 2 | Dutch | straffen | to punish; to sentence; plural of straf |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | straffen | to scold, to reprimand; to refute; to punish |
| 4 | Middle High German | strāfen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |