Where does “melkbaar” come from?

melkbaar (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.

melkbaar (Dutch): milkable

Definitions

  1. milkable

Ancestry of “melkbaar”, step by step

melkbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch baar

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

via Dutch melken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkento milk
2Middle Dutchmelkento milk; to draw in, to pull; to lure
3Old Dutchmelkan
4Proto-Germanicmelkanąto milk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosósEvery word from Proto-Germanic bazaz