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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbismer—
2Middle Low Germanbismer—
3Old East Slavicбезмѣнъ—
4Arabicوَزْنَة—
5Arabicوَزْنweight
Every word from Arabic وَزْن →