Where does “bezwembaar” come from?
bezwembaar (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.
bezwembaar (Dutch): swimmable, able to be crossed by swimming
Definitions
- swimmable, able to be crossed by swimming
Ancestry of “bezwembaar”, step by step
bezwembaar 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 bezwemmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bezwemmen | to swim in/at |
| 2 | Dutch | zwemmen | to swim |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | swemmen | to swim; to float; to overflow, to have in... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | swimman | to swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |