Where does “plooibaar” come from?
plooibaar (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.
plooibaar (Dutch): foldable
Definitions
- foldable
Ancestry of “plooibaar”, step by step
plooibaar 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 plooien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plooien | to pleat, fold; to gather wrinkles |
| 2 | French | ployer | to bend, fold |
| 3 | Middle French | ployer | to fold |
| 4 | Old French | pleier | Alternative form of ploiier |
| 5 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |