Where does “justerbar” come from?

justerbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bar, from English Bar, 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-.

justerbar (Norwegian Bokmål): adjustable

Definitions

  1. adjustable

Ancestry of “justerbar”, step by step

justerbar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarbare, naked; a bar; the needles of the conifers,...
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Swedish justera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjusterato adjust, to modify; to verify the protocol of a...
2Medieval Latinjustare

via Norwegian Bokmål justere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljustereto adapt; to adjust
2Latinjustare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją