Where does “wegwerpbaar” come from?
wegwerpbaar (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.
wegwerpbaar (Dutch): disposable, able to be thrown away
Definitions
- disposable, able to be thrown away
Ancestry of “wegwerpbaar”, step by step
wegwerpbaar 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 wegwerpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wegwerpen | to cast away, to throw out; to reject |
| 2 | Dutch | weg | way, road; away; gone, disappeared |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wech | way, road, path; journey; direction, approach |
| 4 | Old Dutch | weg | way, path |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |