Where does “wasbeer” come from?
wasbeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
wasbeer (Dutch): raccoon carnivore of the genus
Definitions
- raccoon carnivore of the genus
Ancestry of “wasbeer”, step by step
wasbeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch wassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 2 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 8 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |