Where does “bismar” come from?

bismar (English) comes from Danish bismer, from Middle Low German bismer, from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ, from Arabic وَزْنَة, from Arabic وَزْن — weight.

bismar (English): A kind of steelyard used in Orkney

Definitions

  1. A kind of steelyard used in Orkney

Ancestry of “bismar”, step by step

bismar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bismer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbismer—
2Middle Low Germanbismer—
3Old East Slavicбезмѣнъstilyard
4Arabicوَزْنَة—
5Arabicوَزْنweight

via Old Norse bismari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebismari—
2Middle Low Germanbesemer—
Every word from Arabic وَزْن →Every word from Arabic وَزْنَة →Every word from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ →