Where does “leesbaarheid” come from?

leesbaarheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch leesbaar, 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.

leesbaarheid (Dutch): legibility; readability

Definitions

  1. legibility; readability

Ancestry of “leesbaarheid”, step by step

leesbaarheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leesbaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleesbaarreadable, legible
2DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
3Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
4Old Dutchbāra
5Proto-Albanianbārā
6Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-