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Where does “bruikbaar” come from?

bruikbaar (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.

bruikbaar (Dutch): usable, functional, operable; useful, handy

Definitions

  1. usable, functional, operable; useful, handy

Ancestry of “bruikbaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbâre—
3Old Dutchbāra—
4Proto-Albanianbārā—
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bruikbaar”

  • onbruikbaar
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