Where does “berbar” come from?
berbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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-.
berbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): portable; a Berber
Definitions
- portable; a Berber
Ancestry of “berbar”, step by step
berbar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bar | a bar; bar; the needles of the conifers, twigs... |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bere | to carry, bear; a female bear, she-bear |
| 2 | Old Norse | bera | to carry, to bear; to make bare; female bear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَرْبَرِيّ | Berber |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |