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Where does “bespielbar” come from?

bespielbar (German) comes 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-.

bespielbar (German): playable

Definitions

  1. playable

Ancestry of “bespielbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbär—
2Middle High Germanbër—
3Old High GermanberiA berry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “bespielbar”

  • unbespielbar
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