Where does “barbarisk” come from?

barbarisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk barbar, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbarisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): barbarian, barbaric, barbarous

Definitions

  1. barbarian, barbaric, barbarous

Ancestry of “barbarisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbarbara barbarian
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk barbar →