Where does “kenbaar” come from?
kenbaar (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.
kenbaar (Dutch): known
Definitions
- known
Ancestry of “kenbaar”, step by step
kenbaar 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 kennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kennen | to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with, to have knowledge of the properties of a particular person, object or concept, through personal experience, teaching, practice, or habit; to be familiar with |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kennen | to know, to be familiar with; to recognise, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kennen | to know, to be aware of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kannijan | to know, to be aware of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |