Where does “blijkbaar” come from?
blijkbaar (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.
blijkbaar (Dutch): apparently; evident, apparent
Definitions
- apparently; evident, apparent
Ancestry of “blijkbaar”, step by step
blijkbaar 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 blijken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blijken | to appear, to become apparent; to appear; to turn... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bliken | to shine, to glitter; to appear; to show, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blīcan | to shine |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blīkan | to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |