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Where does “levensvatbaar” come from?

levensvatbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch vatbaar, 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.

levensvatbaar (Dutch): viable

Definitions

  1. viable

Ancestry of “levensvatbaar”, step by step

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