Where does “barbel” come from?
barbel (Indonesian) comes from English barbell, from English dumbbell, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.
barbel (Indonesian): barbell: a wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter
Definitions
- barbell: a wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter
Ancestry of “barbel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbell | A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed... |
| 2 | English | dumbbell | A weight training implement consisting of a short... |
| 3 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |