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Where does “leesbaar” come from?

leesbaar (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.

leesbaar (Dutch): readable, legible

Definitions

  1. readable, legible

Ancestry of “leesbaar”, 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 “leesbaar”

  • leesbaarheid
  • onleesbaar
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